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William KIRBY

Regimental number1956
Place of birthIpswich England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
Addressc/o Mrs W Doherty, Rochester, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr Frederick Kirby, Park House, Wherstead, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Enlistment date18 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 37), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Frederick KIRBY, Honeywick Cottage, Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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