"Then the Gods pitied him and took him to their midst"
KIDD, Marsey MacLeod
Service no 5127
Private 52nd Battalion Born Launceston, Tas. Son of Russell and Louisa KIDD Of Mobray, Launceston, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk Died of wounds 15 April 1918 Aged 20 years Buried Longpre-Les-Corps Saints British Cemetery C 2 Tasmania Weekly Courier 09 May 1918 Insert 5 |
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KIDDLE, Robert
Service no 5736
Lance Corporal 40th Battalion Born Launceston, Tas. Son of Jane KIDDLE Of Launceston, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Killed in action 28 March 1918 Buried Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe VII A 54 Tasmania Weekly Courier 14 November 1918 Insert 5 |
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KILBURN, Harold Clive
Service No: 3987
Private 12th Battalion Born: St James, Victoria Father: Henry Benjamin KILBURN Of 249 Elgar Rd, Boxhill, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Bank Clerk for Credit Bank of Australia in Launceston Tasmania Enlisted: 20 August 1915 Embarkation: 24 November 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Orontes’ Age: 24 years Served in France Wounded in Action: 19 May 1916 Returned to Australia: 12 April 1917 Discharged: 30 May 1917 Tasmania Weekly Courier 09 March 1916 Insert 5 |
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KILBY, Richard James
Service No: 1211
Private 26th Battalion Born: Launceston, Tasmania Father: Richard KILBY Of Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Clerk Enlisted: 2 May 1915 Embarkation: 29 June 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Aeneas’ Age: 18 years Served in Egypt Suffered from Enteric Fever Returned to Australia for rest on 4 December 1915 per ‘Karoola’ Re-embarkation: 21 March 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Malwa’ Service No: 13788 Bombardier/Gunner 6th Field Artillery Brigade Served in France& Belgium Returned to Australia: 22 July 1919 per ‘Rio Negro’ Discharged: 4 October 1919 Awarded Belgium Croix De Guerre Tasmania Weekly Courier 29 July 1915 Insert 4 |
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KILLALEA, Henry
Service no 512
Lance Corporal 3rd Light Horse Regiment Born 1897 at Exton, Tasmania Brother of Rodger Joseph KILLALEA Occupation prior to enlistment 24 June 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania Served in Abbassia, Moascar, Tel-el-Kebir and France Awarded Military Medal 04 November 1917 Returned to Australia 11 January 1918 per 'Karoola' Tasmania Weekly Courier 26 August 1915 Insert 5 |
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KILLALEA, Rodger Joseph
Service no 530
Corporal 12th Battalion Born Exton, Tasmania Brother of Henry KILLALEA Of Wynyard, Tasmania Enlisted 24 June 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania Occuption prior to enlistment Lineman Served in France Killed in action 24 April 1918 in France Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France Tasmania Weekly Courier 26 August 1915 Insert 5 |
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KILLALEA, Thomas Michael
Service no 6728
Sapper 8th Field Company Engineers Son of Thomas and Catherine KILLALEA Husband of Marcia Victoria KILLALEA Of Roope Street, Newtown, Hobart, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Resided Moorina, Tas. Enlisted 05 October 1915 Returned to Australia 15 February 1918 Tasmania Weekly Courier 05 October 1916 Insert 5 |
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KILMARTIN, Bernard Michael
Service No: 5741
Regimental Company Sergeant Major. Army Postal Corps Born 1896 at Hobart, Tasmania Son of Michael J and Maggie Kilmartin Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk Enlisted 3 February 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania Served in France Discharged 22 October 1919 and returned per “Frankfurt”. Tasmania Weekly Courier 13 April 1916 Insert 4 |
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KILMARTIN, James Trevor
Service No: 2325
Sergeant 3rd Field Artillery Brigade Born 1894 at Hobart, Tasmania Son of Michael J and Maggie Kilmartin Occupation prior to enlistment Carpenter Enlisted 11 December 1914 in Egypt Served in France Discharged 30 March 1919 and returned per “Port Hacking”. Tasmania Weekly Courier 13 April 1916 Insert 4 |
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KILPATRICK, Bertram William
Service No: 1205
L/Corp - CSM 15th Battalion- 47th Battalion – 45th Battalion Son of Mr Robert Kilpatrick Returned to Australia 17 September 1920 per “Marathon” Tasmania Weekly Courier 25 March 1915 Insert 3 Tasmania Weekly Courier 07 October 1915 Insert 5 |
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KING, Albert Edward
Service No 3345
Private 40th Battalion Born Hobart, Tas. Husband of Zelinda Margaret KING Of Berriedale, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Orchardist Enlisted 16 April 1917 Served on the Western Front Returned to Australia 11 December 1918 |
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KING, Charles James
Service no 5126
Lieutenant 5th Machine Gun Battalion Born Welborough, Tas. Husband of L KING Of 7 Walker Street, Hawkesburn, Vic. Enlisted 11 August 1915 at Melbourne, Tas. Returned to Australia 26 December 1919 per 'Ypiranga' Tasmania Weekly Courier 18 January 1917 Insert 5 |
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KING, Edmund Bromley
Service No: 1451
Lieutenant 12th Battalion Born: Waratah, Tasmania Mother: Laura G. KING Of 82 Mayne St, Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Draftsman Enlisted: 11 December 1914 Embarkation: 2 February 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Clan Macgillivray’ Age: 22 Served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France Wounded in Action: 17 April 1918 Died of Wounds: 17 April 1918 Buried: Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, France Plot 1, Row C, Grave 29 Tasmania Weekly Courier 16 May 1918 Insert 5 |
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KING, Frank
Service no 1054
Private 15th Battalion Born Clarence, Tas. Son of Thomas and Annie KING of 14 Napoleon St., Battery Point, Hobart, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 16 September 1914 at Hobart, Tas. Served in Gallipoli Killed in action 02 May 1915 at Gallipoli Buried Quinn's Post Cemetery A 10 Tasmania Weekly Courier 24 June 1915 Insert 4 |
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KING, Joseph Ralph
Service no 3061
Private 40th Battalion Son of John W KING Of Sprent, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 03 October 1916 Returned to Australia 18 December 1918 Tasmania Weekly Courier 10 May 1917 Insert 5 |
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KING, Nelson Thorton
Service no 37734
Gunner 7th Field Artillery Brigade Born Launceston, Tas. Husband of Ida Caroline KING Of Boat Harbour, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 27 February 1917 at Hobart, Tas. Returned to Australia 17 June 1919 er 'Port Darwin' Tasmania Weekly Courier 27 June 1918 Insert 5 |
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KING, Stanley Byfield
Service No 76
Private 31st Battalion Born Tas. Son of Lucy PIERMAN Of Hobart, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Resided 137 Turnbull Street, Hobart, Tas. Enlisted 24 June 1915 Killed in action 20 July 1916 Commemorated V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
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KING, Walter
Service no 6759
Private 12th Battalion Husband of Mrs. L KING Of Sprent, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Farm Labourer Enlisted 04 August 1916 Returned to Australia 16 June 1919 Tasmania Weekly Courier 10 May 1917 Insert 5 |
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KINGSLEY, James Thomas
Service No: 909
Private 26th Battalion Born: Hobart, Tasmania Mother: Catherine KINGSLEY Of 12 Regent St, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Printer Machinist Enlisted: 14 April 1915 Embarkation: 29 June 1915 from Brisbane Age: 21 years Illness Returned to Australia: Discharged: 7 December 1915 as Medically unfit Tasmania Weekly Courier 29 July 1915 Insert 3 |
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KINGSLEY, Thomas Leo
Service no 458
Private 12th Battalion Born Hobart, Tas. Son of Thomas KINGSLEY Of Queenstown, Tas. Returned to Australia 05 January 1919 per 'Suevic' Tasmania Weekly Courier 03 June 1915 Insert 4 |
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KINGSTON, Cecil Herbert
Service no 24/1705
3rd Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade Son of Charles KINGSTON Of Bream Creek, Tas. Killed in action 15 September 1916 Commemorated Caterpillar Valley New Zealand Memorial Tasmania Weekly Courier 24 May 1917 Insert 4 |
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KINGSTON, Charles Eugene
Service No 6298
Private 12th Battalion Born Tasmania Son of Joseph and Theresa Grace KINGSTON Of Claremont, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Salesman Enlisted 31 May 1916 Killed in action 11 August 1918 Aged 23 years Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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KINGSTON, Clyde Frederick
Service no 911
Private 26th Battalion Brother of Esca KINGSTON Of Bream Creek, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 22 February 1915 Served in Egypt, Gallipoli and on Western Front Returned to Australia 05 November 1917 Tasmania Weekly Courier 24 May 1917 Insert 4 |
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KINGSTON, Douglas Walter
Service No 6758
Private 1st Machine Gun Battalion Born Koonya, Tas. Son of M A KINGSTON Of Koonya, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 15 March 1916 Returned to Australia 04 July 1919 |
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KINGSTON, Keith
Service No 1264
Driver 26th Battalion Born Bream Creek, Tas. Son of Emma KINGSTON Of Bream Creek, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 08 May 1915 Returned to Australia 25 January 1919 |
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KIRBY, Bertie Joseph
Service No: 1879
Private 12th Battalion Born: Bradford, England Friend: James BELLETTE Of Murray St, Hobart, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Seaman Enlisted: 21 January 1915 at Claremont Tasmania Embarkation: 19 April 1915 from Fremantle per ‘Argyllshire’ Age: 18 years Served in Gallipoli & Egypt AWL from 11 March 1916 and was discharged on 21 July 1920 in consequence of being absent from 11/3/1916 Tasmania Weekly Courier 01 July 191 Insert 5 |
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KIRBY, Ernest Horace
Service No: 2735
HMAS Australia HMAS Cerebus Born: 22 August 1892 at Launceston, Tasmania NOK: Grandmother: Janet KIRBY Of Campbelltown, Tasmania Enlisted 11 March 1913 for 5 years Took part in operations in German New Guinea September 1914 Served in HMAS Australia and HMAS Cerebus Tasmania Weekly Courier 24 June 1916 Insert 3 Tasmania Weekly Courier 22 August 1918 Insert 5 |
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KIRBY, George Henry
Service No 4054
Private 47th Battalion Born Campbell Town, Tas. Son of J KIRBY Of Campbell Town, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 29 August 1915 Returned to Australia 31 January 1918 |
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KIRFOOT, Richard Henry
Service No: 3586
Private 40th Battalion Born: Chorley England Wife: Ellen KIRFOOT Of Barnes Bay, North Bruni Island, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Farm Labourer Enlisted: 14 August 1917 Embarkation: 30 October 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Aeneas’ Age: 34 years Served in England & France Suffered from Trench Fever Returned to Australia: 11 March 1919 per ‘Ceramic’ Discharged: 21 May 1919 Tasmania Weekly Courier 22 August 1918 Insert 5 |
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KIRK, Eric
Service no 114
Private 12th Battalion Born Hobart, Tas. Son of William Henry & Elizabeth Sarah KIRK Of Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Grocer Enlisted: 20 August 1914 Embarkation: 20 October 1914 from Hobart per HMAT Geelong Age: 21 Years Served in Egypt & Gallipoli Wounded in Action Died of Wounds on 26 April 1915 at sea on board Hospital Ship Lutzow Buried at Sea 4 miles N of Gallipoli Peninsula Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey (Panel 35) Tasmania Weekly Courier 01 July 1915 Insert 4 Tasmania Weekly Courier 24 June 1915 Insert 3 |
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KIRKWOOD, Alexander
Service no 1700
Private 1st Light Horse Regiment Son of Walter M KIRKWOOD Of Tasman Island Lighthouse Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk Enlisted 24 August 1915 Returned to Australia 22 August 1919 Tasmania Weekly Courier 08 February 1917 Insert 5 |
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KIRKWOOD, Reginald William
Service No 2474
Lieutenant 4th Divisional Signal Company Born Launceston, Tas. Son of W KIRKWOOD Of Launceston, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Motor Mechanic Enlisted 09 July 1915 Returned to Australia 10 May 1919 |
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KIRWAN, Theodore
Lieutenant - Captain
Royal Army Service Corp Born Tasmania Resided St. Helens, Tas. Served in the Cameroons, German West Africa. Awarded MBE Mentioned in Despatches Tasmania Weekly Courier 19 August 1915 Insert 5 |
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KITTO, James Victor
Service no 12/389
Private Auckland 1st Infantry New Zealand Expeditionary Force Son of Thomas Luke and Hannah KITTO Of Lefroy, Tas Brother of Mrs Ludlow (Beaconsfield, Tasmania) Killed in action 08 May 1915 at Gallipoli Aged 29 years Commemorated Redoubt Cemetery Helles, Sp Mem B 2 Tasmania Weekly Courier 22 April 1915 Insert 3 |
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KLIMECK, Henry Theodore
Service no 459 and 8252
Private 12th Battalion and 6th Field Artillery Born 1888 at Dandenong, Vic. Son of Felix KLIMECK and Harriet nee MILBOURNE Of Ulverstone, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Miner Enlisted 23 August 1915 at Claremont, Tas. Served in France Suffered Gas Poisoning Returned to Australia 02 February 1919 per 'Demosthenes' Died 17 August 1968 in Tasmania Buried Launceston, Tas. Tasmania Weekly Courier 17 September 1914 Insert 4 Identity confirmed by Vicki Owens |
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KNAPP, Arthur Louis
Service No: 3823
Private 7th Field Ambulance, 3rd Field Ambulance Born: Kent, England Father: James KNAPP Of Wilson St, Burnie, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Salesman Enlisted: 23 March 1915 Embarkation: 25 May 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Ascanius’ Age: 34 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France Returned to Australia: 15 May 1915 per ‘Wandilla’ Discharged: 11 August 1919 Tasmania Weekly Courier 7 October 1915 Insert 4 |
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KNIGHT, Arnold George
Service No 2859
Private 12th Battalion Born Sheffield, Tas. Son of Charles KNIGHT Of Bothwell, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Contractor Enlisted 17 August 1915 Served on the Western Front Killed in action 05 May 1917 Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Tasmanian Mail 20 January 1916 page 23 |
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KNIGHT, Cyril Vernon
Service No: 1973
Private 4th Battalion Born: Deloraine, Tasmania Father: J. KNIGHT Of Westcourt St, Cessnock, NSW Married in England on 10 March 1917 Wife: Annie Elizabeth KNIGHT Occupation prior to enlisting: Miner Enlisted: 21 January 1915 Embarkation: 13 April 1915 from Sydney per HMAT Kyarra Age: 19 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France & England Wounded in Action: 22 July 1916 Returned to Australia: 9 November 1919 per ‘Osterley’ With wife & 1 child Discharged: 18 January 1920 Tasmania Weekly Courier 01 July 191 Insert 5 |
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KNOTT, John Basil
Service No: 3305
Private 26th Battalion, 12th Battalion, 52nd Battalion Born: Deloraine, Tasmania Son of Henry John & Mary KNOTT Of Hadspen, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Orchardist Enlisted: 17 August 1915 Embarkation: 13 December 1915 from Hobart per HMAT Ajana Age: 23 years Served in Egypt & France Reported Wounded & Missing in Action: 3 September 1916 Later Reported Killed in Action: 3 September 1916 Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France Tasmania Weekly Courier 30 September 1915 Insert 5 |
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KNOWLES, George
Private
Depot Born: 19 October 1899 at Kimberley, Tasmania Son of Septimus & Harriet KNOWLES Of Kimberley, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer Enlisted: 19 march 1918 Age: 18 years Discharged prior to embarkation: 23 March 1918 Unable to obtain parents consent for General Service Tasmania Weekly Courier 12 September 1918 Insert 5 |
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KNOWLES, Harold Chester
Service no 1869
Born Somerset, Tas. Son of George KNOWLES Of Tunbridge, Tas. Returned to Australia 21 April 1919 per 'Kashmir' Tasmania Weekly Courier 09 September 1915 Insert 5 |
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KNOWLES, James Henry
Service no 6837
Private 12th Battalion Born Kimberley, Tas. Husband of Ethel Priscilla KNOWLES Of Kimberley, Beulah, Tas. Enlisted 09 August 1916 at Claremont, Tas. Returned to Australia 11 October 1919 per 'Main' Tasmania Weekly Courier 12 July 1917 Insert 5 |
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KNOWLES, Trevor
Service no 1130
Driver 26th Battalion Born Somerset, Tas. Son of George KNOWLES Of Tunbridge, Tas. Returned to Australia 26 May 1919 per 'Port Macquarie' Tasmania Weekly Courier 09 September 1915 Insert 5 |
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KNOWLES, William Thomas
Service No: 1462
Lance Corporal 49th Battalion Born: Waratah, Tasmania Mother: Mrs. C. GUY Of Launceston Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Enlisted: 9 January 1915 Embarkation: 13 February 1915 from Brisbane, Queensland per ‘Seang Bee’ Age: 22 Years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France & England Wounded in Action on 2 occasions: 23/5/1915 & 7/6/1917 Returned to Australia: 10 September 1917 per ‘Ulysses’ Discharged: 15 January 1918 Tasmania Weekly Courier 8 July 1915 insert 4 |
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KNUCKEY, John Lyttleton
Service No 1115
Private 1st Remont Unit Born Castlemaine, Vic. Husband of Amelia KNUCKEY Of Zeehan, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Blacksmith Enlisted 04 October 1915 Returned to Australia 13 October 1918 |
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KNUCKEY, William Joseph
Service no 465
Lieutenant 57th Battalion Born Zeehan, Tasmania Son of John Lyttleton KNUCKEY Of 'Glenmavis' 105 Main Street, Zeehan Occupation prior to enlistment Electrician Enlisted 18 August 1914 at Albert Park, Victoria Served in France Awarded Military Cross 20 July 1917 'For Conspicuous Gallantry and devotion under intense bombardment when, regardless of danger, he constantly dug out men buried by shells and by doing so was at last severely wounded' Returned to Australia 13 November 1917 per 'Ulysses' Tasmania Weekly Courier 28 January 1915 Insert 2 |
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KOGLIN, Oswald August
Service no 3473
Born Swansea, Tas. Son of Herman KOGLIN Of Queenstown, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 04 August 1915 at Claremont, Tas. Returned to Australia 16 January 1919 per 'Osterley' Tasmania Weekly Courier 03 February 1916 Insert 4 |
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KRUSHKA, Horace Mervin
Service no 540
Private 52nd Battalion Son of Fred KRUSHKA Of 'Fairview' Ringarooma, Tas. Returned to Australia Tasmania Weekly Courier 04 February 1915 Insert 5 |
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KRUSHKA, Ralph
Service no 2702
HMAS Australia Son of Fred KRUSHKA Of ' Fairview' Ringarooma, Tas. Tasmania Weekly Courier 04 February 1915 Insert 5 |
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KRUSHKA, William Henry
Service no 4632
Lance Corporal 52nd Battalion Born Ringarooma, Tas. Son of Frederick William KRUSHKA Step son of Jessie Eliza KRUSHKA Of Ringarooma, Tas. Killed in action 08 June 1917 Aged 36 years Commemorted Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Tasmania Weekly Courier 23 August 1917 Insert 4 |
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KUBANK, Vernon Ernest
Service No 3628
Private 40th Battalion Born Forth, Tas. Son of Thomas Christian and Emma KUBANK Husband of J A KUBANK Of Smithton, Tas. Occupation prior to enlistment Carpenter Enlisted 18 September 1917 Died of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis in Salisbury, England Aged 23 years Buried Stratford-Sub-Castle (St. Lawrence) Churchyard, Wiltshire Grave 130 |
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