| Name |
William John Kendall |
| Born |
1894 |
Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
31 Mar 1901 |
Plymouth, Devonshire, England [1] |
| Age: 7y |
Address:
169, King Street, St Andrew |
| Emigration |
12 Apr 1902 |
Plymouth, Devonshire, England |
- Following the birth of William's brother, George (in Plymouth, England), the family returned to Australia. They sailed aboard the SS Austral, arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, on 24 May 1902. Father, William Henry gave his occupation as a Miner.
Into Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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| Military Service |
23 Aug 1915 |
Holsworthy, New South Wales, Australia |
- William was enlisted in the 7th Reinf's., 18th Battalion but soon transferred to the 53rd Battalion. He served first in Egypt where he was wounded before embarking at Alexandria on 19 June 1916 for Marseilles, France. Just 3 weeks after arrival in France, William was reported as missing.
A full copy of William's Military record can be found at the National Archives of Australia.
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| Died |
19 Jul 1916 |
Fromelles, France |
- Military records indicate that William was reported missing on 19 July 1916, but it wasn't until Septmeber 1917 that an official enquiry in the field concluded that he had been killed in action. One report from a soldier operating the same gun, indicated that William wasn't killed but that he was taken prisoner by the Germans. Further, William's name had appearreed on a German POW list. These claims were dismissed at the field enquiry when William was officially declared Killed in Action.
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| Buried |
Aft 19 Jul 1916 |
Fromelles, France |
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CWGC Commemoration: KENDALL, William John (1916)
Serviceman 3117, Private Kendall was serving with the 53rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F., when he was Killed in Action. |
| Siblings |
1 sibling |
| + | 1. George Henry Cecil Kendall
b. 1899, East Stonehouse (Plymouth), Devonshire, England
d. 1966, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia (Age 67 years)
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| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I21299 |
Mitchell Families |
| Last Modified |
9 Aug 2012 |
| Father |
 William Henry Kendall (ID:I8189)
b. 28 Nov 1870, Devonport (Plymouth), Devonshire, England
d. 1949, Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Amy Emily Gearside (ID:I21298)
b. 1871, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
d. 1947, Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia (Age 76 years) |
| Married |
1893 |
St Peters, New South Wales, Australia |
| Family ID |
F5166 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1894 - 1916 (22 years)
Has 24 ancestors but no descendants in our family tree.
1901 - 1969 (68 years)
