University Veterinary School Roll of Honour

Kendall, John, GMVC 1902

Lt. Colonel John Kendall, OBE Australian Army Veterinary Corps (26 August, 1914 - 29 September, 1919) was one of five sons of W.T. Kendall. He registered with the Veterinary Board of Victoria on 17 December, 1902, living in Numurka. He practiced in Victoria and then joined the Department of Agriculture in 1926. He was listed as a member of the Australian Veterinary Association in 1925-1926, living in Shepparton and in 1929, living in Sale.

portrait of Major John Kendall Depicts a portrait of an officer Major John Kendall, Australian Imperial Force, Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division, Assistant Director Veterinary Services, Anzac Mounted Division, Middle East. 1914. Image courtesy of Australian War Memorial
family portrait of the Kendall Family Studio portrait of four sibling members of the Kendall family. Standing, left to right: Sister Eleanor Jane Kendall, AANS; Lieutenant-Colonel (Lt-Col) William Augustus Kendall, Australian Army Veterinary Corps (AAVC). Seated, left to right: Lt-Col Ernest Arthur Kendall, 2nd Remounts (later appointed Deputy Director of Veterinary Services and awarded DSO); Lt-Col John Kendall (later awarded OBE), AAVC. All four returned to Australia at the end of the First World War. c 1915. Image courtesy of Australian War Memorial