George KIRKPATRICK MM, MID

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KIRKPATRICK, George

Service Number:	934
Enlisted:	3 March 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, September 1889
Home Town:	Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917
Cemetery:	Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

3 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 934, 17th Infantry Battalion
12 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 934, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
12 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 934, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
18 Apr 1916:	Honoured Military Medal
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 934, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 934 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-15
7 Nov 1917:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Ian Fletcher

At the Battle of Lagnicourt, Noreuil, 15th April 1917, Sgt George Kirkpatrick actions with a small group of men held off the attack in the sunken road with hand to hand fighting and stopped the enemy from reaching Noreuil. He was recommended by his commanding Officer for a posthumous Victoria Cross, but received a M.I.D.

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