William David KIRKPATRICK
Year of Birth: 1921
Place of Birth: Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 1 December 1942, Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Private
Unit(s): 2 Company Beach Group, Australian Army Medical Corps
Service Number: NX143095
Died: 21 December 1944
Age: 23 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row C – Grave 4
William David Kirkpatrick was born 14 October 1921 in Coonamble, New South Wales to David Alexander and Elizabeth Esther Grace (Peebles) Kirkpatrick. His brother Mervyn Stewart, born 1923, also served in the war.
He enlisted 1 December 1942 at Rutherford New South Wales and his next of kin was his father, David. His occupation was a bank officer.
William’s cause of death was suffocation due to drowning at Redlynch.
William David Kirkpatrick’s name is on Coonamble Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 87 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (KIRKPATRICK William David) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
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