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LAIRD, Kenneth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2036 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Serpentine, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 102 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Calivil Football Club Honor Roll, Mitiamo Pompapiel North State School No 2623 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2036, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2036, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. HMAT A68 Achises | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2036, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 12 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, France | |
| 2 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2036, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, SW to abdomen, bowel and legs. Evacuated to 1st Canadian CCS at Bailleul, however died of wounds later the same day. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 2036, Light Trench Mortar Batteries |
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