| Service number | NX127633 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 05/05/1903 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Balmain |
| Death Date | 27/08/1942 |
| Death Place | Papua |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Harry Ward
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
Timeline
| Career summary 3 | Annual Training 1940-41 (263 days) | |
|---|---|---|
| Career summary 1 | commanding officer 20/19th battalion | |
| Career summary 4 | commanding officer 20th battalion | |
| Career summary 2 | full time duty 10-20 Apr 41 to supervise 2ndDivisioncourse of instruction | |
| Date of birth | 05/05/1903 | |
| Date commissioned | 10/10/1924 | |
| Interwar Service 1 | 10/10/1924 | lieutenant (C.F.) |
| Interwar Service 2 | 24/01/1927 | captain 20th battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 | 01/07/1929 | 20/54th battalion |
| Interwar Service 4 | 28/06/1932 | major 20/54th battalion |
| Interwar Service 5 | 25/09/1933 | course comptetant for PROM to lieutenant colonel |
| Interwar Service 6 | 01/07/1937 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 20/54th battalion |
| Appointment | 1939-09-01 - 1941-06-30 | Battalion: 20/19th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: commanding officer 20/54th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion /BS |
| Interwar Service 7 | 01/09/1939 | commanding officer 20/19th battalion |
| Appointment | 1941-09-29 - 1942-08-27 | Battalion: 53rd; Rank on appointment: commanding officer 20th battalion ; Appointed from: lieutenant colonel; Reason for end of appointment: killed in action: Efogi |
| Career summary 5 | 29/09/1941 | TFD full time duty commanding officer 53rd battalion |
| Appointment | 1941-06-30 - 1941-09-29 | Battalion: 20th; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion (battalion disbanded ?) |
| killed in action | 27/08/1942 | |
| Career summary 8 | 27/08/1942 | KInterim Army |
| Career summary 7 | 28/07/1942 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 6 | 03/01/1942 | arrived New Guinea |
| Date of death | 27/08/1942 |