Frank KIRBY

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Service Numbers:	1384, 325
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

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1384, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria
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

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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