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KIRKE, Gilbert Shuttleworth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 903 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1915, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Perry, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Babinda, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm overseer/School teacher |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Babinda War Memorial, Bowen Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Cairns Cenotaph, Cairns St Andrews Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 903, Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 903, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 903, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 903, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion |
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