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KINGHORN, Walter Rodney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 124 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Byaduk, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Byaduk, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Byaduk State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, Beersheba Charge, 31 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery D. 34. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Byaduk War Memorial, Hamilton Beersheba Avenue of Honour and Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 124, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 124, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 124, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 124, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 124 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-31 |
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