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KILPATRICK, Edward Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 703 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tinsmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
7th Field Ambulance Cemetery Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 13 Rev. P. Edwards officiated Headstone inscription reads: To the sacred memory of my dear husband and loving father of Bertie, 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Box Hill (Shire of Nunawading) War Memorial, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 703, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 703, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 703, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 703, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 703 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-09-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur and Selina Kilpatrick; husband of Caroline Sylvia Kilpatrick of 118 Victoria Road, Auburn, Vic. Formerly of Mount Albert/Elgar Road Corner, Surrey Hills, Vic. Later known as Caroline Sylvia Keck of Glenferrie, Vic. Father of Albert Reginald (Bertie) Kilpatrick
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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