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KITCHER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3084 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glen Morrison, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1884 |
| Home Town: | Glen Morrison, Walcha, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Glen Morrison Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 April 1918, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried but grave destroyed by following battles. Chaplain Rev. K. Norman officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Walcha Glen Morrison Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3084, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3084, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3084, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3084, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Kitcher of Glen Morrison, NSW; brother of Raymond Kitcher, Frank Herbert Kithcer who returned to Australia on 15 November 1918 having served with the 1st Light Horse, Stanley Kitcher who died of wounds 18 October 1917 while serving with the 33rd Battalion and William Henry Kitcher who was killed in action in the Messines on 10 June 1917 while serving with the 15th Battalion
29 May 1917 - to hospital with Bronchiitis
14 October 1917 - to hospital with Enteritis
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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