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KINNEAR, Michael Henry
| Service Number: | 894 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Augusta, South Australia, 21 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | South Australia, Queensland, 8 June 1977, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour, Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1, Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 894, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 894, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 894, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916
23/11/1916 - Appointed Lance Corporal while in England.
25/11/1915 - Proceeded overseas to France.
16/03/1917 - Wounded in action in Boulogne, France: Gunshot wound to right leg (ankle/foot), right buttock, and left arm.
16/03/1917 - Admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne.
16/03/1917 - Transfer to Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton, England.
22/08/1917 - Transfer to 3rd Auxilary Hospital, Dartford, England.
14/09/1917 - Discharge from 3rd Auxilary hospital to furlough and rep. Weymouth.
Returned to Australia 5 November, 1917, returned to Adeliade 27 December, 1917.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal.