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KIRKLAND, William Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 35001, D600, DX986 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Minyip, Victoria, Australia, 27 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk, Government Medical Officer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 20 July 1952, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 35001 | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 35001, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 35001, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, D600 | |
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| 10 Jul 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, DX986 | |
| 10 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Darwin, NT | |
| 10 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, DX986 | |
| 9 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, Army Medical Corps (AIF) | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted D600 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather May
Kirkland, William Bruce, M.B., B.S., D.T.M., Chief Quarantine Officer (General) for Northern Territory since April 1, 1939; also Chief M.O. for N.T.; after suspension civil administration Darwin in March, 1942, following war with Japan, served with military forces North Aust.
Source: Who's Who in Australia, 1921-1950, Volume Year: 1944.