KEMP, James
| Service Number: | 58 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Farrier Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 14 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement 58, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked 58, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 4 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 58, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 16 Oct 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1st Field Artillery Battery, Evacuated to Australia with enteric fever | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 58, 9th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 9th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Kemp enlisted in August 1914 with the 1st Battery, 1st Field Artillery Brigade and served at Gallipoli until he was evacuated with enteric fever and sent back to Australia in late 1915. He returned to England with the 9th Field Artillery Brigade during May 1916.
On 18 September 1917, James Kemp wrote the following to his commanding officer.
‘I beg most respectfully to make an application for my discharge from my duties in the A.I.F., submitting for your consideration the following reasons.
I am the sole support of my parents.
My three brothers have been killed in action. Pte. Allen Kemp killed Gallipoli 1915. Pte. Jack Kemp killed in France 1916. Pte. William Kemp killed Bullecourt May 1917. (All of the 26th Battalion)
My father and mother are both living, but neither is in the best of health.
I am the sole surviving son of my parents.
I have a clean record for six years. Three in the R.A.F.A. and three in the A.I.F.
I joined the Battery in August 1914.
For these reasons I respectfully beg that my applications be forwarded to the proper channel and if possible, with your support.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, J. Kemp, Sgt. No.58.’
Within a week notice was sent to the A.G.B.D. unit that Kemp was with at the time, advising that approval had been made to return him to Australia.
James Kemp was returned to Australia on 18 October 1917, only a month after writing his letter.
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