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KIRKE, Hunter Wharton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 396 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 April 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, 8 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, New South Wales, Australia, 2 June 1978, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 396, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 396, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 396, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 396, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Promoted Corporal, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" | |
| 26 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion |
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