Louis Stanley Kendall

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First Name:

Louis

Middle Name:

Stanley

Last Name:

Kendall

Date of Birth:

Sunday, October 6, 1878

Mother's Name:

Margaret Ann Allen

Father's Name:

Thomas Robert Kendall

Date Enlisted:

Saturday, March 4, 1916

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Unit:

30th Battalion

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Tuesday, October 23, 1917

Place of Death:

Belgium

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Details:

Stanley Kendall lived with his wife Ruby and three children at Wingello Cottage, Kiama. A dairy farmer, Stanley attended Kiama Public School as well as Sydney Grammar School.

Stanley embarked aboard HMAS Anchises. According to his casualty records, he was in hospital twice during his service; once for 'septic heel' and the other for 'trench fever'.

Stanley was killed in action at the age of 39 and is buried at Hooge Crater Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, KENDALL LOUIS STANLEY