KENNARD, Donald McNicol
(Service number 55278)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18/01/1895 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | St Andrews | ||
| Occupation | Blacksmith | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Catherine KENNARD (mother), Post-office, St Andrews | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland | |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 August 1961 | Age | 66 years |
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| Place of Death | Spreydon, Christchurch | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Otaio Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Donald McNicol Kennard was the son of Donald and Sarah Catherine Ward (Catherine, née Stokes) Kennard, and a nephew of Thomas Kennard who also served in World War One.. He was educated at Waimate and St Andrews schools.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 July 2017]; Otaio Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [18 July 2017]
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