KENNEDY, Edward Daniel
(Service number 8/2353)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 09/10/1878 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hunter Road, Matapu, Hawera | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John KENNEDY (father), Post-office, Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 July 1945 | Age | 67 years |
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| Place of Death | Dunedin | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Edward Daniel Kennedy was the son of John Kennedy and his second wife, Ellen née Sullivan, of Geraldine.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [01 July 2014, 27 November 2016]
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