Virtual War Memorial | William Henry KIFT

William Henry KIFT Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

KIFT, William Henry

Service Numbers:	1099, 1066
Enlisted:	13 January 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	4th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Ilfracombe, Devonshire, England, 8 June 1894
Home Town:	Balnarring, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died “suddenly” at home, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 25 August 1953, aged 59 years
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne PLOT Melaleuca, Garden M1, Bed 2, Rose 07
Memorials:	Balnarring Roll of Honor, Balnarring St. Mark's Church Great European War Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

13 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1099, 4th Light Horse Regiment
10 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1099, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1099, 4th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Persia, Melbourne
3 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Light Horse Regiment
16 Jan 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1099, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt per S.S.Berrima, Invalid malaria. Disembarked New Pier, Port Melbourne 17 February, 1919
25 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1066, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Medically unfit

Help us honour William Henry Kift's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of G.R. Kift, 5 Higher Slade, Ilfracombe, England