
| Regimental number | 31657 |
| Occupation | Commercial traveller |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W Kendon, 93 Grafton Road, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary Ann Kendon, 15 Carrick Place, Dominion Road, Mount Eden, Auckland. Native of London, England |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 31656 Cecil Whitworth KENDON |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 4 |