KITSON, Cyril Ray
| Service Numbers: | WX929, WX929 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albany, Western Australia, Australia, 26 May 1911 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia, 7 July 1991, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia FC00019955 Fremantle Cremation |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX929, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Apr 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX929, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, WX929 , 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Al Staunton
Albany Advertiser (WA : 1897 - 1950), Monday 23 June 1941, page 4
OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE
(By "Allrounder").
Another Married "Digger."—
Pte. Cyril Kitson, an Albany ''digger" of the A.I.F. who is reported missing is a member of a well known Albany family. He is a married man with a small family. His brother, Mr. Hubert Kitson, is a member of the Eclipse Island lighthouse staff and another brother, Mr. Clem Kitson, is well known in local railway circles. Private Kitson was among the first Albany enlistments in the A.I.F. Prior to enlisting he was employed at Day and Phillips, the well known Albany bakers.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70424459
Albany Advertiser (WA : 1897 - 1954), Thursday 11 June 1942, page 7
GREETINGS FROM BEHIND
THE BARBS.
PRISONERS OF WAR WRITE.
The Secretary of the local branch of the R.S.L., recently received greetings from Pte. Cyril Kitson, a former Albany lad, who will be remembered as a popular deliverer of the daily bread per medium of Messrs. Day and Phillips' cart. The note comes from Stalag, in Germany. It was written on the 23rd November, but was received only recently. Cyril wrote:—"Just a few lines to let you know I am still alive and kicking, and hoping that you and the rest of the brothers are the same. I suppose you have heard before now what happened to most of the 6th Division in Greece and on Crete, so I will leave it at that. I will close by wishing you all the compliments of the season. Hoping to hear soon."
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70431033
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