William Henry KITSON

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KITSON, William Henry

Service Number:	35208
Enlisted:	2 October 1916
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Born:	Eurelia, South Australia, 16 September 1882
Home Town:	Caltowie, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Torrensville, South Australia, 15 December 1955, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: Kendrew Oval, Row 11, Grave 72
Memorials:	Caltowie District WW1 Roll of Honour, Caltowie Public School WW1 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 35208, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 35208, Field Artillery Brigades
9 Nov 1917:	Embarked Gunner, 35208, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement 35208
6 Oct 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF)

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Biography

Rootsweb ID: I64589 Birth Record 16 September 1882 in Eurelia, South Australia

Mother Caroline Kitson, living at Caltowie, South Australia

Daughter, Miss Irene Kitson, living with Mrs P Kitson at Caltowie, South Australia

Described on enlisting as 34yrs old; widower; 5' 9" tall; 151 lbs;
medium complexion; hazel eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic

2/10/1916 enlisted in Adelaide

2/10/1916 -
24/10/1916 Private in 2nd Depot Battalion

24/10/1916 -
31/10/1916 Private 11/32nd Infantry Battalion

1/11/1916 Private in A Company

22/11/1916 Acting Sergeant in Musketry School, Cheltenham

6/1/1917 Field Artillery reinforcements, Maribyrnong, VIC

13/3/1917 Gunner in 12th reinforcements, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade

14/5/1917    appointed to Field Artillery, 27th reinforcements, SA

9/11/1917    embarked from Port of Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A15 Port Sydney
                   as a Gunner in Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 27
12/12/1917 disembarked into Suez, Egypt

18/12/1917   embarked from Alexandria
22/12/1917   disembarked Taranto
4/1/1918       disembarked into Southampton, England

26/3/1918 admitted to Miliary Hospital, Sutton Veny, with fractured humerus
13/5/1918 discharged to No.3 Convalescent Depot, Hurdcott

25/7/1918 proceeded overseas to France, via Southampton
26/7/1918 marched into AGBD, Rouelles, France

15/8/1918 taken on strength of 12th Artillery Brigade (from reinforcements)

1/9/1918 appointed Driver

9/12/1918 detailed to Russels Section, AIF Headquarters, England

14/1/1919 Driver promoted to Temporary 2nd Corporal

6/3/1919 promoted to Temporary Corporal

1/10/1919 to be Temporary Sergeant

8/10/1919 returned to Australia onboard HT Benalla with contusion to the ribs
reverts to Acting Corporal
22/11/1919 disembarked into Australia

Medals: British War medal (21664) and Victory medal (21061)

15/12/1955 passed away at Torrensville (73yrs of age)
buried in: West Terrace Cemetery, AIF Cemetery
Section: Kendrew Oval, Row 11, Grave 72

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 7/5/2016. Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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