Kenneth Malcolm TREE
Year of Birth: 1909
Place of Birth: Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 11 March 1941, Brisbane, Queensland
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Sergeant
Unit(s): 2/10 Docks Operating Company, Royal Australian Engineers
Service Number: QX34132
Died: 4 February 1945
Age: 35 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row C – Grave 12
Kenneth Tree was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales 28 August 1909 to William Thomas and Christina (Gillies) Tree and had two sisters and one brother, Margaret born 1911, William born 1912 and Greta 1916.
He married Doris Ellen Burns in 1929 in Murwillumbah, New South Wales.
Kenneth enlisted in Brisbane on the 11 March 1941 and gave his next of kin as his wife Doris, his occupation a labourer, living at Aspley in Brisbane. He had dark hair and brown eyes.
He was stationed at North Queensland.
Kenneth was admitted to Australian General Hospital with pneumonia on 3 February 1945 and died of pulmonary embolism on 4 February 1945.
Kenneth Malcolm Tree’s name is on the Murwillumbah Roll of Honour board and is also located at panel 86; Supplementary panel 3 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (TREE Kenneth Malcolm) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
New South Wales Births Deaths and Marriages Index
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