KILLIGREW, Septimus Bede
| Service Number: | 2863 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Erskineville, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Benedicts School, West Sydney |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rozelle Sydney Harbour Trust Officers and Employees Pictorial Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2863, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 2 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Septimus Bede KILLIGREW was born in 1892 in Newtown, Sydney NSW
His parents were James KILLIGREW and Anne FRASER
He enlisted on 23rd August 1915 with the Australian Army - 17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on HMAT Euripides on 2nd November 1915
Septimus was Killed in Action sometime between 26th July & 7th August - No known grave
He is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux, France and also the Australian War Memorial
His brother William Bede KILLIGREW was killed on May 8th, 1916
WAR FILE -Australian National Archives (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)
AIF PROJECT (www.aif.adfa.edu.au)
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - 14th September 1916
Private Septimus Bede Killigrew was killed in France between July 28 and August 7. His brother Private William Bede Killigrew was killed on May 8. They were the sons of the late Mr. James Killigrew of George St. City and grandsons of the late Mr. William Fraser who was employed at the "Herald" office for many years.
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