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KIRKLAND, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 945 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1914, Rosehill, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Kilrea, Ireland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Walgett, Walgett, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mount Pottinger Boys' School, Belfast |
| Occupation: | Sheep farmer/Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds (POW of Germany), Bullecourt, France, 13 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hem-Lenglet Communal Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 945, Rosehill, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 945, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 945, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 945, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 10 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 945, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (shoulder) | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 945, 13th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, 2nd occasion - GSW (finger) | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Machine Gun Company | |
| 30 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Machine Gun Company | |
| 30 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Machine Gun Company, 3rd occasion - Shell wound (face, left arm, right hand) | |
| 8 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Machine Gun Company | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First) | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Machine Gun Company, Bullecourt (First), FOURTH occasion | |
| 13 Apr 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 4th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-04-13 |
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