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KIRBY, Edmond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 629 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1914, Enlisted at Maadi, Egypt Originally given rank of Private but changed to Trooper the same day |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bodalla, New South Wales, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Tumut, Tumut Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row I, Grave 10 Father McAuliffe officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 629, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Maadi, Egypt Originally given rank of Private but changed to Trooper the same day | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 629, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 629, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 2 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 629, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 629 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Geraldine Kirby of Tumut, NSW. Brother of Sylvester Charles Byrne Kirby of Coolac, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal