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KILPATRICK, Arthur Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | W73204 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Bally Bally via Beverley, Western Australia , 14 January 1909 |
| Home Town: | Bally Bally, Beverley, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Bally Bally School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 11 April 1991, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Beverley Anglican Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W73204, 9th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W73204, 9th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W73204, 9th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Personal Stories
Arthur Alexander KILPATRICK
As a farmer, Arthur was classified as operating an essential service, so was precluded from signing up.
However, he did become a member of the Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) (often referred to as the Home Guard) and used his own truck to transport supplies to soldiers and civilians who were camped out in the bush practising manoeuvres.
Submitted 5 March 2021 by Felicitas Moore
Biography contributed by Felicitas Moore
As a farmer, Arthur was classified as operating an essential service, so was precluded from signing up.
However, he did become a member of the Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) (often referred to colloquially as the Home Guard) and used his own truck to transport supplies to soldiers and civilians who were camped out in the bush practising manoeuvres.