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KIRKPATRICK, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2346 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaufort, Victoria, Australia, 7 November 1877 |
| Home Town: | Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, United Kingdom, France, 1 February 1917, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave No. 172, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaufort War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2346, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2346, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2346, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George was born during 1877 at Stockyard Hill, near Beaufort, Victoria and was nearing 40 years of age when he enlisted. His parents were Scottish pioneer farmers of Beaufort, George Kirkpatrick and Janet Glendinning. George died of bronchial pneumonia in England and in his will left 136 acres to his sister Barbara, and another 136 acres to his sister Agnes.
His younger brother 4150 Cpl. Gilbert Andrew Kirkpatrick M.M. 39th Battalion died of wounds 2 July 1918, aged 35.