Regimental number | 4310 |
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Maurice Kirby, Williamstown Workshops, Williamstown, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Adelaide, 7 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917, and marched in to 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 15 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Barambah', 5 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit: overage and physical unfitness), Adelaide, 7 July 1918. Medal: British War Medal Subsequent claim for war pension 'rejected on the grounds that claimant's incapacity is not the result of participation in warlike operations'. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 56 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 6 West, Grave 1), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KIRBY William |