KIRBY, John Hopkins
| Service Number: | 904 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Colour Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, 1880 |
| Home Town: | North Dorrigo, Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 12, Lone Pine Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Dorrigo Lodge 275 Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Colour Sergeant, 904, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement 904, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked 904, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement 904, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 904 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1915-05-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Charles Parker Kirby of 'Roslyn', North Dorrigo, NSW. who died of wounds on 18 February 1917 while serving with the 33rd Battalion and is buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Plot V11, Row B, Grave 13
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to JP Kirby of Swindon, England
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
John's Father, John Peter Kirby was born in Blything, Suffolk in 1855. He married Annie Susannah Hopkins in Highworth, Swindon in December 1879.
1891 census
John P Kirby Head 35 Suffolk, England
Annie S Kirby Wife 31 Wiltshire, England
John H Kirby Son 10 Wiltshire, England
William P Kirby Son 8 Wiltshire, England
Frank Kirby Son 6 Wiltshire, England
Harry T Kirby Son 4 Wiltshire, England
Elsie M Kirby Daughter 2 Wiltshire, England
Charles P Kirby Son 1 Wiltshire, England
Laura G Westell Servant 19 Wiltshire, England
Emma F Fletcher Servant 17 London, England
England and Wales Census, 1891-John H Kirby
Event Place:
Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Event Place Note: Belle Vue
County:Wiltshire
Swindon
Registration District: Highworth
Age:10
Occupation:Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
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