Alexander Kirby, SN 303, Service Record

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NameAlexander Kirby, SN 303, Service RecordBiographyDate of Birth: 26 October 1883, Woodford (Qld.)
Date of Death: 28 May 1960, Brisbane (Qld.)
Buried: Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery
Alexander was the eldest son of Alexander Kirby and Elizabeth Jane Parkynson who lived at Woodford, Queensland. He was single, working as a labourer and living in Woodford when he enlisted in October 1914. Alexander was wounded in action at the Dardanelles on 15 July 1915. He returned to Neurum, Queensland after the war and worked as a timber getter till about 1950. Alexander lived the rest of his life in Toowoomba, Queensland.Date01 January 1914 - 31 December 1920CustodianNational Archives of Australia - 01 Feb 1998 - PresentLocation of originalsOriginals held by the National Archives of Australia - NAA: B2455, KIRBY ALEXANDERLanguageEnglishOriginal formatLink to external source : Paper files and documents

SERVICE RECORD LINK

National Archives Australia linkNAA: B2455, KIRBY ALEXANDER

REFERENCE

Reference numberNAA: B2455, KIRBY ALEXANDER

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Related memorial or honour boardWoodford Memorial Community Centre Honour Board

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CollectionMoreton Bay Region World War I Service Personnel

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PlaceWoodford (Qld.)Brisbane (Qld.)PersonKirby, Alexander, 1883 - 1960OrganisationAustralia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)EventWorld War 1 (WWI) (1914-1918)Subject (keywords)World War, 1914-1918

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IRN42170409 (Archival Description)

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Alexander Kirby, SN 303, Service Record