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Kendall Edward LOVETT

Regimental number56553
Date of birth29 July 1899
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectrician
AddressNew Town, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs J F Lovett, 5 Ross Street, New Town, Tasmania
Previous military service93rd Infantry
Enlistment date22 April 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements (May-Oct 1918)
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Borda on 17 July 1918
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 8 July 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2011A Sergeant Leonard LOVETT MM, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 8 October 1918.
Other detailsMarried Dorothy May Shalless on 11 January 1922 at the Anglican Church, Newtown, Hobart, Tasmania, and had four children (Kendall, Brian, Dorothy and Bruce). In 1930 the family moved to Sydney and Kendall Lovett joined the Post Master Generals Office as a Technician/Engineer until his retirement due to illness in 1960.
Date of death29 January 1988
Age at death88
Place of burialNorthern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales

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