Athol Goodwin KIRKLAND

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KIRKLAND, Athol Goodwin

Service Number:	2604
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rylstone, Mudgee, New South Wales, 19 January 1895
Home Town:	Rylstone, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 April 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Crucifix Corner Cemetery Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coonabarabran War Memorial Clock Tower, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

17 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2604, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2604, 34th Infantry Battalion, SS Napier, Sydney
3 Apr 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 2604, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2604 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-03

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Biography

Athol Goodwin KIRKLAND was born on 19th January, 1895 in Rylstone, Mudgee NSW

His parents were Andrew KIRKLAND and Mary Clara PICKETT

He enlisted on 28th July, 1916 with the 34th Battalion S/N 2604

Unit embarked from Sydney on 17th Nov. 1916 on ship SS NAPIER

Athol died between 3rd April & 5th April, 1918 - no known grave

He is commemorated in the Australian National Memorial in Villers Bretonneux in France and also in the CrucifiX Corner Cemetery, Villers Bretonneux (Commonwealth War Graves)

Information & photos on the following links

http://northcoastvoices.blogspot.com.au/p/athol-goodwin-kirkland.html (northcoastvoices.blogspot.com.au)

http://www.rdhswiki.com/page/Kirkland,+Athol+Goodwin+(1895-1918) (www.rdhswiki.com)

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