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KIRBY, William
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| Service Number: | 5848 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Donisthorpe, Leicestershire, England., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Grave - IV. M. 3. INSCRIPTION UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY , Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 31 and the son of Thomas and Harriet Kirby, of Donisthorpe, Leicestershire, England.
He is honoured on the Donisthorpe and Oakthorpe War Memorial which is to be found in Donisthorpe in North West Leicestershire. The memorial itself takes the form of a gateway with the inscriptions on each of the pillars of the gateway.
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