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KINDLEN, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 313 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Dundee, Scotland, 18 September 1879 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Repatriation General Hospital, Caulfield, Melbourne, 16 September 1943, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance as was cremated. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 313, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 313, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Glenunga International High School
Francis Kindlen enlisted at the age of 32 years and had a scar on his left knee and his left eye.
When he was discharged he was 35 years of age. Francis had gained one new scar on the base thumb of his left hand
Francis Kindlen stated he had done 12 1/2 years of military service before enlisting. Francis’s job in the army was a driver for the 1st divisional train. His rank was that of a Private, and he earned 5 shillings per diem (day).