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Thomas James KIRKHAM

Regimental number2355
Place of birthSt Arnaud Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocer
AddressBoulder City, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinBrother, John Kirkham, thompson Road, Boulder, Western Australia
Enlistment date12 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on 13 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Special Memorial A. 7), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sarah KIRKHAM. Native of St. Arnaud, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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