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Harold Strachan KITSON

Date of birth26 October 1894
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
OccupationEngineering student
Address23 Berry Street, Kew, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J Kitson, Goldsborough, Mort & Co Ltd, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date5 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit nameAustralian Flying Corps, No 2 Squadron, C Flight
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/5/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
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2nd Lieutenant


Unit: Australian Flying Corps
Promotion date: 1 October 1916

FateKilled in Action 15 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialLincoln (Newport) Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 454), Lincolnshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
188
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Roll of Honour, Shrine of Memories, Anzac Square, Brisbane, Queensland. Parents: James and Annie KITSON, 30 Studley Avenue, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria

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