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KINNEAR, Francis Domnick
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX4647 |
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Enlisted: | 23 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Field Ambulance |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 25 December 1900 |
Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Male nurse |
Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
23 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX4647, Perth, Western Australia | |
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23 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, WX4647 | |
24 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, WX4647 | |
2 Nov 1944: | Discharged Corporal, WX4647, 2nd/7th Field Ambulance |
Personal Stories
History
My grandfather was captured at Crete by the Germans whilst treating troops from North Africa. From there he was transported to Germany to treat TB patients until eventually repatriated. He was Mentioned in dispatches for his actions. He was also in 9th light horse WW1
He died 7 years after WW2 finished
Submitted 10 February 2021 by Michael Kinnear