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KIDNER, James Merson
Personal Details
Service Number: | 754 |
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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, Egypt 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 754, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
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