Regimental number | 3085 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Glen Morrison, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Glen Morrison (near Walcha), New South Wales |
School | Glen Morrison Public School, Glen Morrison, New South Wales; Glen Morrison Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Glen Morrison via Walcha, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Kitcher, Glen Morrison via Walcha, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot III, Row J, Grave No, 9A), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth KITCHER, Glen Morrison, Walcha, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1891 Pte Frank Herbert KITCHER, 1st Light Horse, returned to Australia, 15 November 1918; 3084 Pte George KITCHER, 33rd Bn, killed in action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 10 April 1918; 4539 Sergeant William Henry KITCHER, 15th Bn, killed in action, 10 June 1917. |
Other details | Wounded in action on 14 October 1917. |