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KISSICK, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 292 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 June 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea - Chaplain Lee Warner officiated Panel 3, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Benalla Presbyterian Church WW1 Honour Roll, Benalla War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 292, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 292, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 292, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 292, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 292 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Kissick and Martha Kissick nee Walker of Benalla, Victoria. Brother of Sarah Jane Kissick, Annie Kissick, Mabel Kissick, Mary Jane Kissick, Robert Kissick, Catherine Kissick and Martha Kissick
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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