KIRSCH, Rudolph Norman Clive
| Service Number: | 737 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Surrey Hills, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 17 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Glenferrie's St John's School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Surrey Hills, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 737, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 737, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Rudolph Norman Clive KIRSCH was born on 17th August, 1893 in Hawthorn, Victoria
His parents were Simon KIRSCH and Julia Annie BOUCHER
He had previous service with the junior cadets & the senior cadets (48th Battalion) when he enlisted on 17th August, 1914 with the Australian Army - he was with the 8th Battalion, G Company - Uniit embarked from Melbourne on 19th October, 1914 on HMAT Benalla
Rudolph was Killed in Action on 4th October, 1917, Belgium - he is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial & the Australian War Memorial
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal
His brother Private Vivian Roy KIRSCH, 38th Battalion was also Killed in Action on the same day as Rudolph
"...737 Sergeant Major Rudolph Norman Clive Kirsch, 8th Battalion from Auburn, Victoria standing outside a tent holding a rifle. A 21 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 17 August 1914, he embarked for overseas as a Colour Sergeant with G Company from Melbourne on 19 October 1914 aboard HMAT Benalla (A24). After a stopover in Albany, Western Australia, they arrived in Egypt on 2 December 1914. Following further training in Egypt, the battalion took part in the Gallipoli landings on 25 April as part of the second wave. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant on 28 April and was then promoted to Lieutenant on 4 August 1915 and to Captain (Capt) on 12 March 1916. After serving at Gallipoli, he then proceeded to France in April 1916 and was wounded in action at Pozieres on 25 July 1916. Following evacuation to England for further medical treatment, he returned to France in February 1917. Capt Kirsch was killed in action near Ypres, Belgium on 4 October 1917 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres with others who have no known grave. His brother 2347 Private Vivian Roy Kirsch, 38th Battalion was killed in action on the same day and is also commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial. This image is from the collection of brothers Lt Alan Crawford Couve and 2nd Lt Henry Thomas Ladson Couve from Dandenong, Victoria. They photographed members of their unit in Egypt prior to serving at Gallipoli where they both died." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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