KENNEDY, Ronald
(Service number 3/1402)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 15/07/1894 | Place of Birth | Amberley |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Posr-office, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Cadet Postal Department | ||
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| Next of Kin | Miss Mary KENNEDY (sister), 3 Woodlands Road, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | HMS Marama | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
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| Transport | Marama - Hospital Ship No. 2, 1st Voyage from NZ | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 18 March 1980 | Age | 85 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Ronald Kennedy was the son of Alexander and Jane (née Hislop) Kennedy. Duncan was educated at Dalbeg and Fairlie schools. His brother Duncan also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 March 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [24 March 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [24 March 2017]
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