KIRBY H.
Given Names: Harold
Service Number: 287
Unit: 29th Battalion, A Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 26 Yrs 3 Mths
Occupation: Driver
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8¼ In
Weight: 168 Lbs
Chest: 37-39 In
Hair: Dark
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 12/1/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Lucy Edna Kirby
4 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 10/11/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Port Sydney
Embarked: 29/3/1919
Disembarked: 17/4/1919
Unit: 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Rank: Driver
Discharge Date: 31/3/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Awarded
British War Medal: Awarded
Victory Medal: Awarded
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1889
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Thomas KIRBY
Mother: Emma ANGEL
MARRIAGE
Year: 1913
Place: Victoria
Spouse: Lucy Edna ALLAN
DEATH
Date or Year: 10/5/1948
Place: Caulfield, Victoria
Burial: Kew Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Springvale Walls of Remembrance
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION