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Kenneth Leslie WAUCHOPE

Regimental number6460
Place of birthHoyleton, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWheelwright
AddressBute, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 9"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Wauchope, Bute, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 5345 Lance Corporal Norman Clement WAUCHOPE MM, Australian Corps Signal Company, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919; 2596 Sergeant Percival George WAUCHOPE, 15th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 28 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 21 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 December 1916; marched in to 3rd Training Bn, 29 December 1916.
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, WAUCHOPE Kenneth Leslie

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