KIRBY, Daniel
| Service Numbers: | 1370, 2292 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway shunter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 30, Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1370, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1370, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2292, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 24 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2292, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2292 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-24 |
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Private, 14th Infantry Battalion
Son of John James Kirby and Mary Ryan. Single. Age 28 at enlistment.
Last address 71 Cardigan Street, Carlton
"PRIVATE DANIEL KIRBY
The sad news of the death of their eldest son, Private Daniel Kirby, after over three years active service, has been received by Mr. and Mrs. JohnKirby, of 39 Coventry-street, North Melbourne. Private Kirby belonged to the A Company, 14th Battalion, and left Australia on February 2nd, 1915. He took part in the Gallipoli cam- paign, and in the evacuation, after which he went to France. He died on March 23rd from wounds received in France. R.I.P." - from the Melbourne Advocate 20 Apr 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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