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KINGSLEY, Frank Kirkby
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2683 |
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Enlisted: | 28 August 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Richmond, 18 June 1893 |
Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Sturt St Public School Adelaide |
Occupation: | Fireman SAR |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie (Special Memorial B, 18) |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2683, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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23 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2683, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
20 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2683, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line | |
2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2683, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_full_name: Kingsley, Frank Kirby awm_place_of_association: Prospect awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 awm_place_died: France awm_died_cause: Killed in action awm_cemetery: Noreuil Australian Cemetery--- :red_cross_import: bibliographic_record_no: b2949221x archival_no: SRG 76/1/3074 |
Personal Stories
WW1
The ANZAC edition of the AFL record presents a list of persons who played for SAFL football, and have served their country and made the ultimate sacrifice. Among the names mentioned is Frank Kirkby Kingsley who played for SAFL North Adelaide club in 1912. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget
Submitted 25 June 2023 by Maxwell HILL