MARSHALL, Kiffin Lawrence Edward
| Service Numbers: | 719, 55864 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Melrose, South Australia, Australia, 1 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | 1 January 1951, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Eudunda and District WW1 Roll of Honour, Melrose School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 719, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 719, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hessen embarkation_ship_number: A45 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 719, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, SS Hessen, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 719, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Wounded in action Romani, compound fracture right tibia | |
| 16 Jan 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 719, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged medically unfit in Australia | |
| 11 Mar 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55864, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 55864, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 55864, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 719, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 719, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Kiffin Marshall enlisted in the 3rd Light Horse Regiment and served with them at Gallipoli from May 1915. He was evacuated to England during September 1915 with influenza and dysentery. He returned to Egypt in early 1916 and was wounded at Romani, with a gunshot to the knee, which resulted in a compound fracture of the tibia. He was returned to Australia in December 1916 and discharged medically unfit.
He enlisted again during March 1918 and reached England during late 1918 without being sent to the front again. He returned to Australia in September 1919.
His brothers, 1301 Pte. Thomas Edgar Marshall, 48th Battalion, killed in action Passchaendale 12 October 1917, age 26 and 12210 Gnr. Leonard Arthur Marshall, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds 17 June, 1918. Age 23.
His father also served, 3179 Trooper Arthur Stark Marshall, Anzac Provost Corps, returned to Australia 12 November 1917, age 49.
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