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KIDGELL, Eric Gawthorne
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2497, V366824 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Enlisted in Perth, Mother in Myrrhee Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia , 13 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Magician! |
| Died: | 21 February 1955, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | Myrrhee HB1, Myrrhee State School Pictorial HB, Oxley War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2497, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted in Perth, Mother in Myrrhee Victoria. | |
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| 18 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2497, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2497, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Chilka, Fremantle | |
| 2 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 29 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2497, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Medically unfit - gastric ulcer |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V366824 |
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