James Merson KIDNER

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Service Number:	754
Enlisted:	5 October 1914, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cannington, Bridgewater, Somerset, England, 1893
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Wellington County School, Somerset, England
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Died of wounds - shoulder and arm, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, At sea (HS Lutzow), 7 May 1915
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row A, Grave 71 Chaplain A.V.C. Hordern officiated , Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

5 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 754, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 754, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 754, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
7 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 754, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 754 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-07

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Arrived in Australia aged 19 years

Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Kidner of Winscombe, Weston-super-Mare, England formerly of Ilchester, Somerset, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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