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KENYON, Douglas Hamilton
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 279 , 279 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 24 October 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 3, Wall 4 |
| Memorials: | Bourke & District War Memorial, Narrabri District School WW1 Honour Roll and Drinking Fountain |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 279 , 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 279, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 279, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , From 6th Light Horse Regiment. Promoted to gunner when taken on strength | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , From the 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 9 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , From the 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 279 , 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed. Invalided to England on 7 November 1917 | |
| 13 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 279 , 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Lang Street, Mosman, NSW
Son of John Frederick Kenyon and Emma Caroline Kenyon of 'Nundaroo', Provincial Road, Lingfield, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 10 March 1918 aboard SS Durham Castle suffering from gas poisoning
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Douglas married Amy M.H. Kennedy in Sydney, NSW