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KINROSS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3169 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 12 March 1878 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 31 March 1926, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3169, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3169, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3169, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Fremantle | |
| 6 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3169, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at Perth, WA as medically unfit due to Chronic Nephritis and Anaemic |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Kinros and Johanna (nee Falls) Kinross; brother of May Kinross, Margaret Kinross, John Kinross and Albert Charles Kinross
24 Januaray 1918 - returned to Australia on board the Karoola, this is not certain as orginally he was destined to return on the Dunluce Castle
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
His family lost contact with after returning to Australia, place of death is unknown. Prior to enlisted his address was Crown Hotel, Kalgoolie, WA. Most of his family resided in in South Australia