Melville James KILSBY

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Service Number:	1893
Enlisted:	29 February 1916
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Born:	Mt Gambier, South Australia, 25 November 1894
Home Town:	Unley Park, City of Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Prince Alfred College, South Australia
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Natural Causes, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia, 11 August 1967, aged 72 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 41, Grave 396A. Memorial 151281862
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Blanchetown & District WW1 Memorial

29 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1893, 5th Pioneer Battalion
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1893, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1893, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
15 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 1893, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Disembarked Suez
21 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, Embarked Alexandria to join B.E.F France
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 1893, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles.
26 Dec 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Invalided to England
4 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School Narromine, Joined No. 1 Military School of Aeronautics, Reading.
11 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Proceeded overseas to France
30 Oct 1918:	Imprisoned Reported wounded and taken prisoner war, Germany.
24 Dec 1918:	Imprisoned Repatriated from Germany to from Prisoner of war, arrived in England.
1 Jan 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Promotion to Full Lieutenant.
21 Jun 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1893, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Embarkation to Australia 21 June 1919
27 Sep 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1893, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, AIF Appointment Terminated.

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