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KIRK, George Cyril Cooper
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2035 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Bridgewater, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bridgewater (Victoria, AUS), Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone Mechanic |
| Died: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 13 July 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Old Dubbo Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Bridgewater & Memsie Districts Honor Roll, Bridgewater Memorial Hall & Honour Roll, Bridgewater on Loddon School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 2035, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement 2035, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Embarked 2035, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 2035, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was living in Paddington, NSW
Son of George Cooper Kirk and Emily Florence Cooper nee Greene of Bridgewater, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 1 February 1918 aboard HT Balmoral Castle disembarking on 29 March 1918
During 1926c George married Doris M. Hines in Randwick, NSW