KINROSS, William Adam
| Service Number: | 3857 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkside, South Australia, 12 August 1882 |
| Home Town: | Kent Town, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 November 1916, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood War Memorial, St Peters Heroes War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3857, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3857, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3857, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 18 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3857, 50th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3857 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-18 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE W. A. KINROSS.
Private W. A. Kinross, who was killed in action in France on November 18, was the only son of Mrs. McKinley, of 13, College-road, Kent Town. He enlisted on October 6, 1915. and left for the front on February 7. He was 33 years of age, and his death is mourned by a large circle of relations and friends." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
50 Battalion
Rank - Private
2 April 1916 - Taken on strength 50 Btn at Serapeum
5 June 1916 - Embarked at Alexandria for B.E.F
12 June 1916 - Disembarked at Marseilles
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of William and Annie Kinross (nee Lott) of Adelaide South Australia. Annie later re- married and known as Annie McKinley
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