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KIRKNESS, Charles Edwin
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3339 |
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Enlisted: | 7 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not known |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 April 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Louverval Military Cemetery, Doignies Row C, Grave 19, Louverval Military Cemetery, Louverval, Doignies, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3339, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3339, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3339, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Edwin KIRKNESS was born in Camberwell, Victoria in 1890
His parents were James KIRKNESS & Minnie Amy HARRIS who married in Victoria in 1889