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KIRBY, Owen Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2093, Commissioned Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 13 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 4 April 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2093, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2093, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2093, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 25 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2093, 36th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW face | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 36th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Counter Attack in front of Villers Bretonneux
The 36th Battalion, in one long line, swept forward into a hail of small arms and machine gun fire. Those on the right and centre suffered heavy casulaties; the men of the 7th Queens's Battalion also siffered badly. In the southern company of the 36th Battalion, Lieutenant Kirby, a 25 year old clerk from Burwood in New South Wales was immediately killed, while Cpatain Tedder and Lieutenant Sydney Burrows (a 35 year old magistrate from Sydney) were wounded.
Australians on the Western Front 1918 Vol 1 David Cameron 2018 Penguin Random House Australia. ISBN 978 0 14378 8614 pp142
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