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KIRBY, Frank
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1384, 325 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Preston, Lancashire, England, 1895 |
Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Warehouseman |
Died: | Died of wounds - chest, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 June 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row K, Grave 10 Rev. J. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1384, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 325, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 325, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
17 Mar 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Royal Australian Signals Corps, Allotted with the number 2501 | |
4 Apr 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the Australian Signal Corps to the 5th Battalion and allotted service number 1384 | |
27 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1384, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1384 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-06-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 10 years
Son of Edward Harold and Mary Kirby of 408 Auburn Road, Auburn, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal