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KAIRL, Arthur James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1678 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pinda, SA, 2 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 18 October 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Koorawatha War Memorial Park Gates, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Young Uniting Church Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1678, 56th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1678, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1678, 56th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1678 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-18 |
Personal Stories
Obituary
Chronicle 1st December 1917
Private A. J. KAIRL, third son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Kairl. He was not yet 21 years of age. He was born at Laura, and learnt the trade of a blacksmith. He enlisted at the beginning of 1916, and sailed on April 18 with the 56th Battalion. He went through many fights in France and had never once been hit until 1 October 10, when he was killed.
Submitted 1 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of Oliver James KAIRL and Emily nee BERRY
Of Moppity Road, Young, NSW
Enlisted 02 February 1916 at Cootamundra, NSW
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