Alfred KIRBY

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Service Number:	31
Enlisted:	21 August 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bayswater, London, England, 1880
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Auctioneer Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row B, Grave 21, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 31, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 31, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 31, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
1 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, At Gallipoli
8 May 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 31, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 31 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-08

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Address at the time of enlistment was Marris Boarding House, Tank Street, Brisbane, QLD. He was engaged to Julia Cumner

Son of Margaret Kirby of 443 New Cross Road, London, England

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

Also served in the Queens Westminster Volunteers

Served a 3 year appenticeship with Norwood, Surrey, Cullen & Co. Chemist

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