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KILBY, Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1948 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1916, Pakenham, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Drysdale, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 2 June 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Drysdale (Bellarine) Cemetery, Victoria COE-1-807-370 |
| Memorials: | Drysdale Methodist Church Honor Roll, Drysdale St James' Anglican Church Roll of Honor, Drysdale State School No 1645 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1948, 46th Infantry Battalion, Pakenham, Vic. | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1948, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1948, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1948, 46th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, GSW to left thigh and fractured femur in the front line near Gueudecourt, France. Evacuated to England. | |
| 8 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1948, 46th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3 July 1917 and discharged as medically unfit (left leg). |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
A labourer from Drysdale, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Kilby embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Medic on 20 May 1916. Whilst serving in France, he was wounded in action and evacuated to England. Due to the extent of his wounds, he returned to Australia on 3 July 1917 and was medically discharged.
His age as stated on his Attestation Papers (dated 30 March 1916) is 22 years and 11 months, however his age at death in June 1959, is given as 63 years, which would make him actually only around 20 years of age at the time of his enlistment.
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