Richard Roy KIRTLAND

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Service Number:	1894
Enlisted:	10 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Brompton, South Australia, 13 June 1894
Home Town:	Bowden, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling:	Brompton and Hindmarsh Public Schools, South Australia
Occupation:	Tube brazer, S.A.R.
Died:	North Adelaide, South Australia, 25 August 1966, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor, Peterborough War Memorial

10 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1894, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1894, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1894
30 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1

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Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA: 1910 - 1924) 25 December 1915

RAILWAY STAFF CHANGES.

Mr. R. R. Kirtland, of the locomotive branch, has been appointed to the position of tube brazer at the Petersburg running sheds.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124897579

Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA: 1910 - 1924) Friday 24 March 1916

RAILWAY STAFF CHANGES.

Mr. R. R Kirtland, of the locomotive Branch, and recently on the staff at the Petersburg Junction, has enlisted for military service.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124912625