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KIRBY, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 563 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, England, United Kingdom, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Loco Fireman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 35 Buried at sea. Died on board HMNS Sicilia of penetrating head wounds , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 563, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 563, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 563, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Kirby of 12 Wotten Road, Deptford, London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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