William McFarlane KEMP

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Toowoomba Soldiers' Memorial Hall WW1 Roll of Honour

William McFarlane KEMP

William McFarlane Kemp Photo:
Australian War Memorial
Birthplace
Toowoomba
Resided
Toowoomba
Occupation
Railway Employee
Enlisted
23-February-1916
Place
Toowoomba
Age
27
Status
Single
Service No
5361
Rank
Private
Unit
26th Battalion, 14th Reinforcements
Embarked
08-August-1916
Place
Brisbane
Active Service
Western Front
Highest rank
N/A
Honours and Awards
No
Fate
How Died
Killed in action
Date
09-May-1917
Place
Bullecourt, France
Cemetery or Memorial
Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Notes

Also named on Toowoomba’s Mothers’ Memorial, St Stephen’s Uniting Church Toowoomba Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial and Toowoomba Railway Honour Board.

Brother of 58 Shoeing Smith James Kemp.

 

William Kemp arrived in France from England in January 1917. In March he was involved in battles around Warlencourt and Lagnicourt. He was killed in action in May at Bullecourt. He has no known grave.