KITCHEN, William
| Service Number: | 19608 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fruit Grower |
| Died: | Nambour, Queensland, Australia , 15 October 1935, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19608, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Bombardier, 19608, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Bombardier, 19608, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 12 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 19608, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , per SS Karagola |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Will was the third of five children of Thomas Henson Kitchin (b1863 in Linclilnshire, England) and Evelyn Ada Parker (b1869 in Melbourne, Victoria). Thomas - a Plumber - and Evelyn married in Melbourne in 1888, and settled at Glenferrie where they raised their family.
Will was Fruit Grower at Glenferrie when he enlisted in the AIF in December 1915 (Private; Service No:19608). Will served in France and was a Sergeant with 8th Field Artillery Brigade when he was Discharged in July 1919.
In 1919 Will married Lillian Isabel Black (b1891 at Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria) - Lillian was working as a Draper's Assistant in Melbourne.
Will and Lillian relocated to Nambour, QLD where Will was a Fruit Grower until his death in 1935. Lillian then returned to Melbourne, where during WWII she was a Munitions Worker and later a Caterer. Lillian died in 1962