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KIDGELL, Percival John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 853 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 19 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | Myrrhee, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Gympie, Queensland, 1977, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Myrrhee HB1, Myrrhee State School Pictorial HB, Oxley War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 853, Light Horse Reinforcements | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 853, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 853, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Melbourne | |
| 19 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Mustered Driver | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 853, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Gassed | |
| 15 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 853, 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
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