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KIRK, Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 114 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 12 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HS Lutzow) , 26 April 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 114, 12th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 114, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 114, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
A letter to his parents from Chaplain, Alfred Rose RN, states: 'I think you may like to hear that I buried him at sea, some four miles north of the Gallipoli peninsula, on the evening of April 26th, together with several other brave fellows, who had given their lives for their country.'
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