TENNENT, Kenard William
(Service number 38815)
BACK ROW: Malcolm McCormick, Joy McCabe, George Baxter, Phil Stratford, Jim Friel, Michael Connell, James Connell, Richard Connell, Jack Friel;
3RD ROW: Nellie Connell, Jehmima Stumbles, Mary McCormick, ?, Bella Friel, Louie Stratford, Mary Coll, Nellie Friel;
2ND ROW: Hay, ?, Jim McCormick, Humphrey Friel, Kenard Tennent, Oswald Tennent, Stuart Baxter, Reg Pearse;
FRONT ROW: Dave Stumbles, Maggie Baxter, Cis Connell, Mabel Baxter, Lizzie Stratford, Ida Tennent, McCormick, Maurice Connell (Courtesy of L Tennant. South Canterbury Museum L2013/016.06)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 24 August 1886 | Place of Birth | Timaru, South Canterbury, NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | 31 years | |
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | WJ Tennent (father), Essex Street, Masterton, NZ. | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, F Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, NZ | Destination | Plymouth, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion. | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
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Death
| Date | 4 October 1917 | Age | 31 years |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Timaru Boys High School War Memorial (Library) as K W Tennant? | ||
Biographical Notes
Kenard Tennent was the son of William James and Katherine Jessie Tennent, of 69 Essex St., Masterton, Wairarapa, NZ. Kenard attended school at Kingsdown and Waitohi Schools before moving on to Timaru Boys High School.
Before enlisting in the war he farmed at "Bowlands" in the Wairarapa, at "Rawhiti", and on his own property at Rissington.
Kenard was killed at Passchendaele on 4 October 1917, and was buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery near Ypres.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database; SCRoll web submission by A Haslam, 18 February 2019
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Lesley Tennent, SC brnach NZSG
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LT
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