KILPATRICK, Aubrey Francis
| Service Number: | WX13933 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | "Rosedene", Bally Bally via Beverley, Western Australia, 24 July 1911 |
| Home Town: | Bally Bally, Beverley, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Bally Bally School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer and Shearer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua New Guinea, 25 December 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot B5, Row D, Grave No. 27. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beverley District Honour Roll WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, WX13933, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , WX13933 | |
| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, WX13933, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Felicitas Moore
Aubrey enlisted at Claremont (Perth) and left Western Australia with the 2/16th Reinforcements on 7th November 1941 on board His Majesty’s Australian Transport “USB” (think this may have been misread and should have been “US13”).
He later met up with his eldest brother, David, in the Middle East. David had Aubrey transferred into his unit - the South Australian raised 2/10th Battalion. They served together for a short time in the Middle East and then later in New Guinea.
Aubrey was killed in action on Christmas Day 1942 at Buna, New Guinea, while fighting the Japanese. David is believed to have been right beside him when this happened.
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