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Richard Roy KIRTLAND

Regimental number1894
Date of birth13 June 1894
Place of birthBrompton, South Australia
SchoolBrompton and Hindmarsh Public Schools, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTube brazer
AddressVictoria Street, Petersburg, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrs Sarah Myrtle Kirtland, Gibson Street, Bowden, South Australia
Enlistment date10 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1918
Discharge date--/03/1919
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, France, Belgium. Wounded, Somme sector, 1917; remained with Battalion at Water Lot Farm, Somme sector.

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