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KIMPTON, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1970 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hertforshire, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Guildford, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Head St Oswald's Anglican Church and Plaque, Byron Bay Memorial Gates, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Tenterfield & District Fallen Soldiers Roll of Honor Infantry |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1970, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1970, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1970, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Annie KIMPTON
KIMPTON.—Killed in action at the Dardanelles, August 16, Private Frank Kimpton, 18th Batt., beloved brother of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sadler, of Guildford.
He gave his life for his country's freedom.
KIMPTON.—Killed in action at the Dardanelle, August 16, Private Frank Kimpton, 13th Batt. Inserted by his loivng sister-in-law, M. E. Sadler, Stanthorpe.
He gave his young life for freedom's cause.