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KERR, Malcolm Edgar

Biographical notes: 

Son of John and Ada (nee Ratcliff) Kerr.  Born c. 1891 at Mornington.  He was the fourth son in a family of eight sons and three daughters.

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KERRIGAN, Robert Augustus

Date of birth: 
1874
Biographical notes: 

Robert Augustus Kerrigan was born in East Melbourne, Victoria, in May, 1874. His father, John Kerrigan (1834-1907) was then 40 years old, his mother, Mary, nee Kilgar/Kilgour (1842-1878) was then thirty two years old. Robert was one of nine children: William b.1861, Helena b.1866, Matthew b.1868, Mary-Anne b.1870, Patrick b.1972, Robert b.1874; Catherine b.

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KIBBLEWHITE, Gilbert Francis

Date of birth: 
1877
Biographical notes: 

When Gilbert Kibblewhite arrived in Australia, he was removing himself from a disgrace and a marriage failed through violence.

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KIERNAN, James

Date of birth: 
1895
Biographical notes: 

Little is known about the personal life of  James Kiernan, other than that he was born in Wollongong, NSW, to Mrs. Catherine Tiernan and her husband, Patrick, who had been dead for six years before James enlisted for World War 1. James was a metal worker, 20 years and 8 months old, 5' 3" tall and married Elsie Toy Kiernan in 1916.

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KIMBERLEY, Arthur Frederick

Date of birth: 
1885
Biographical notes: 

Arthur Frederick Kimberley was one of five children born to Frederick Theodore Kimberley and his wife Jessie, nee Bonney.  He was born 20 June, 1885, at Devonport, Tasmania, and at the time of his enlistment in 1917 was a married man, working as a saddler and harness maker in  Clifton Hill, Victoria.

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KING, Agnes Wotherspoon

Date of birth: 
1884
Biographical notes: 

Agnes Wotherspoon King (1884-1942) was the second daughter and fourth child of Robert King (1843–1919) and his wife Frances (or ‘Fanny’, nee Craig) (1854–1926).

Mansfield Hospital c1908 (SLV)
Agnes King with her brother Nathaniel, 2AGH, Egypt Dec 1915 (private collection)
King (front,3rd from left) 1AAH Harefield 1918 (AWM D00037)
Matron King with dignitaries, Keswick Hospital (Advertiser, 19.12.1935 p22)
Agnes King and her car (private collection)
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KING, Charles Trethowan

Date of birth: 
1894
Biographical notes: 

Killed in action 27 June 1915

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KING, Gordon Alexander

Date of birth: 
1896
Biographical notes: 

Gordon Alexander King's story is a sad one. He was born in Warrnambool in 1896, the second son of Thomas King and his wife, Elizabeth Smith. He had an elder brother, John Peter King, who enlisted and was to die from Malaria in Cairo, Egypt, in 1918.

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KING, Walter John Charles

Date of birth: 
1895
Biographical notes: 

Walter King spent only a small time before he enlisted at East Melbourne. He was born at Rushworth, Victoria, in 1895 and was the youngest of four children, the other three being girls. By the time he enlisted on 26 February, 1916, both parents were dead, and his eldest sister, Mrs. B Dower, was nominated as his next of kin.

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KNIGHT, John

Date of birth: 
1893
Biographical notes: 

John Knight was the son of Ernest Knight and his wife, Madge (Margaret), nee Hughes. He enlisted in his home town, Perth, and his only connection with East Melbourne seems to have been his father, who lived in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. John Knight was 21 years and 11 months old, single, a labourer by occupation and Church of England by religion.

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