kendall_family_nsw - Person Sheet
kendall_family_nsw - Person Sheet
NameVarley Haddon Kendall 
Birth1892, Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia756
Death8 Nov 1914, At sea, on route to Egypt
FatherJames Lindsay Brown Kendall (1842-1921)
MotherMary Josephine Sweeting (1851-1925)
Notes for Varley Haddon Kendall
At his enlistment on the 2nd September 1914 when he joined A Coy 3rd Battalion, as Number 147, he stated :
Name: Varley Haddon KENDAL
Born: Narrandera, Natural Born Citizen
Age: 21
Trade: Police Constable
Apprentice: No
Married: Yes
Name: Ethel Moira KENDAL
Address: 44 O’Connor St, SYDNEY (Deleted)
4 Vine Grove, DARLINGTON (Deleted)
111 Simmons St, ENMORE, New South Wales,
Age: 21 years and 9 months
Height: 5 feet 11 and a half inches
Weight: 167 lbs
Chest: 36 inches
Complexion: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Marks: Scar on left and right leg
He died of PNEUMONIA travelling to Egypt 8 November 1914 (He was at sea aboard “Euripides” sailing from Australia, departing 19 October, 1914.) He was buried at sea somewhere in the Indian Ocean off Ceylon. His name is commemorated on the Chatby Memorial at Alexandria in Egypt. He was one of three men who died on the voyage.
Death registration noted he was 21 years old.
His one son, Varley John KENDAL was granted a pension of 13Pound p.a. later amended to 1Pound p.f.
His widow was granted 25Pound per annum
National Archives, Digital Records, Item Number 11611229
From: "Jill Dakin" <jedakin@bigpond.net.au> Subject: Varley KENDAL Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:59:28 +1000
My great-uncle, Varley Haddon KENDAL, was, according to family legend, the
first Australian soldier to die in WWI. He had a son, Varley John KENDAL
who, in 1939 was living at 59 Minter Street, Canterbury, New South Wales,and married
Doreen Lucia Linda CLIFFORD about that time.
If any readers should know of this couple or their children, I should very
much like to make contact.
Jill Dakin, Brisbane Queensland,
Name: Varley Haddon KENDAL
Born: Narrandera, Natural Born Citizen
Age: 21
Trade: Police Constable
Apprentice: No
Married: Yes
Name: Ethel Moira KENDAL
Address: 44 O’Connor St, SYDNEY (Deleted)
4 Vine Grove, DARLINGTON (Deleted)
111 Simmons St, ENMORE, New South Wales,
Age: 21 years and 9 months
Height: 5 feet 11 and a half inches
Weight: 167 lbs
Chest: 36 inches
Complexion: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Marks: Scar on left and right leg
He died of PNEUMONIA travelling to Egypt 8 November 1914 (He was at sea aboard “Euripides” sailing from Australia, departing 19 October, 1914.) He was buried at sea somewhere in the Indian Ocean off Ceylon. His name is commemorated on the Chatby Memorial at Alexandria in Egypt. He was one of three men who died on the voyage.
Death registration noted he was 21 years old.
His one son, Varley John KENDAL was granted a pension of 13Pound p.a. later amended to 1Pound p.f.
His widow was granted 25Pound per annum
National Archives, Digital Records, Item Number 11611229
From: "Jill Dakin" <jedakin@bigpond.net.au> Subject: Varley KENDAL Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:59:28 +1000
My great-uncle, Varley Haddon KENDAL, was, according to family legend, the
first Australian soldier to die in WWI. He had a son, Varley John KENDAL
who, in 1939 was living at 59 Minter Street, Canterbury, New South Wales,and married
Doreen Lucia Linda CLIFFORD about that time.
If any readers should know of this couple or their children, I should very
much like to make contact.
Jill Dakin, Brisbane Queensland,