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KIRBY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1956 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery INSCRIPTION THY WILL BE DONE , Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rochester Circuit Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1956, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1956, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
There is a William Kirby commemorated on the Barcombe War Memorial-a stone wheel Cross in the churchyard of St. Mary's Parish Church in Sussex, England. This is believed to relate to Private William F Kirby, the son of Mr & Mrs Frederick Kirby later of ‘Honeywick Cottage’, Chiddingly.
He enlisted in Rochester, Victoria,Australia.