KENNEDY, Derry Edwin
(Service number 24179)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Bernard KENNEDY (father), Morven, Otago | ||
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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| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
Derry Edwin KENNEDY was the older son of Bernard Paul and Minnie (nee MAYNE) KENNEDY. His brother Alister Joseph KENNEDY also served in WWi.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [12 May 2015]
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