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Kenneth Henry Bell OLIPHANT

Regimental number10182
Date of birth1896
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationArchitect
AddressCamp Hill, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, James Oliphant, Camp Hill, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military service62nd Infantry
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Corporal
Unit name10th Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 15 September 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Moved to Canberra, 1926, in the architectural firm, Oakley and Parkes, Melbourne. Went into private practice in 1927, and designed many houses in Red Hill, Forrest and Braddon.
Date of death1975
Age at death78
Place of burialWoden Cemetery, ACT

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