Regimental number | 1947 |
Place of birth | Auburn South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Pinnaroo, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Kirkbright, Pinnaroo, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/65/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 146 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Payneham Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: Rippon (d. 9 June 1936, aged 83; bu. Payneham) and Mary Jane (d. 12 May 1931, aged 77; bu. Payneham) KIRKBRIGHT, Meribah, South Australia. Native of Auburn, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |