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KITNEY, George James

Private 2702 Enlist 24 Jul 1915 Ret To Aust. 8 May 1819. 5^th Div. Train.

Son of James Henry & Katherine (nee Denley) Kitney. B. Strood 1891. Migrated to Sydney 1913.

NAME SERVICE NUMBER DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH SERVICE

KITNEY, Charles Samuel. Corporal Army

VX131800 (V41467) 6 Dec 1918 Richmond, Vic 37/52 Battalion

Enlisted 18 Dec 1942 (serving in the Militia) In the Field. Discharged 13 Mar 1945

Next of Kin: Elsie

KITNEY, Frank Norman. Corporal RAAF

46010 20 Jul 1906 Southfleet, England 10 Stores Div.

Enlisted: 17 Nov 1941 Donnybrook WA Discharged: 24 Oct 1945 Next of Kin: Cora

KITNEY, George Edward. Able Seaman RAN

PM3476 3 Dec 1923 Mentone, Vic

Enlisted: 2 Apr 1941. Port Melbourne Discharged: 20 Mar 1946. HMAS Lonsdale

Next of Kin: Caroline (mother)

KITNEY, George Joseph. Signalman Army

NX164074 (N461425) 12 May 1925 Sydney, NSW 10 Line Sec

Enlisted: 24 Jul 1943 Bonegilla Discharged: 31 Oct 1946

Next of Kin: George (father)

KITNEY, John. Private (First enlistment) Army

W31461 10 Jan 1904 Gravesend, Kent, England 19 Garrison Bat.

Enlisted: 2 Aug 1941 Donnybrook, WA Discharge: 4 Jan 1942

Corporal (Second enlistment) Army

W70369 10 Jan 1904 Gravesend, England 5^th Btl. Volunt. Def. Corp

Enlisted: 14 Jun 1942 Donnybrook, WA Discharged: not recorded. Next of Kin: Victoria

KITNEY, Maurice William Walter. Captain Army

VX108254 (V41031) 7 Jan 1907 Rainham, England 37/52 Battalion

52^nd Battalion 12 Jan 1939. Transferred to 37^th Battalion Mar 1939. Promoted to Lieutenant 25 Jan 1940. Called up to Full Time Duty 31 Oct 1941 in C.M.F. Promoted to Captain 19 Nov 1941 Enlisted (AIF): 23 July 1942 In the Field. Discharged: 25 Jun 1946 Next of Kin: Lorna

KITNEY, Neville James. Lieutenant Army

NX104071 (N104071) 18 Apr 1921 Sydney, NSW. 1/ 4 Light Anti Aircraft Reg. RAA

Enlisted 31 Jul 1942 Kolodong, NSW Discharged: 31 Jan 1946

Next of Kin: Phyllis

KITNEY, Ronald Wilfred. Lieutenant. Army

WX31393 14 Jul 1918 Donnybrook, WA 42 Aust Inf. Btl.

Enlisted: Gin Gin, WA Discharged: 2 May 1945

Next of Kin: Flare (wife’s name Joan, Mother Clara)

 

AUSTRALIA – OTHER SERVICE

KITNEY, Victor John RAAF

Number 3 Telecommunications Unit

12 months service with the unit in the early 1950s

KITNEY, Roger. Corporal RAAF

A57990 Number 3 Telecommunications Unit

Enlisted: January 1968 Discharged Jan 1977

WALTER CHARLES KIDNEY Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force.

433003

Who died on Sunday, 24th June 1945. Age 21.

Son of Walter Charles and Vera Ethel Kidney, of Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia.

Commemorative Information Cemetery: LLANTWIT MAJOR CEMETERY, Glamorganshire, United Kingdom

Name Regimental Reference

Number(s)

KITNEY, Douglas 216910 RG 150, Acc. 1992-93/166, Box 5212 - 24

KITNEY, George 12528 RG 150, Acc. 1992-93/166, Box 5212 - 25

KITNEY, Walter Richard 757353 RG 150, Acc. 1992-93/166, Box 5212 - 26

KITNEY, Henry Walter Army

DOB 16th March 1886       Served in Egypt circa 1917.

KITNEY, Edgar George. Chief Petty Officer Royal Navy

M/37387

Enlisted 1921, discharged 1948.

W.W.2 served in HMS Ajax, which took part in the Battle of the River Plate

KITNEY, Henry Joseph

Born c. Dec 1841

It is thought that he saw service in the Grenadiers in Canada in, 1878. The family have a lapel badge with the inscription, Grenadiers, Canada, 1878.

Albert Charles Cyril KITNEY Rifleman R/8062 8th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps. Who died on Tuesday, 6th July 1915.

Son of James and Sarah Kitney, of Pump Lane, Lower Rainham, Rainham, Kent.

Commemorative Info. Cemetery: ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France

HERBERT GEORGE CLIFFORD KITNEY Private 204069 "B" Coy. 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Bn., Wiltshire Regiment.

Who died on Thursday, 28th March 1918. Age 33.

Son of Maurice and Francis Kitney, of 16 West Parade, Hythe, Kent; husband of Mary Ann Kitney, of 34, Agnes Maria St., Coxlodge, Newcastle-on-Tyne

Commemorative Information Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France

LEONARD WILLIAM HARRIS KITNEY Private G/5480 8th Bn., The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Who died on Friday, 18th August 1916. Age 32.

Husband of Flora Ada Hatton (formerly Kitney), of 64, Union Rd., Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent.

Commemorative Information Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France

GEORGE CECIL FRANK KITNEY Lance Sergeant 2721566 1st Bn., Irish Guards.

Who died on Friday, 30th April 1943. Age 26.

Son of Alfred and Ada Jessie Kitney; husband of Ruth Ellen Kitney, of Eccles, Kent.

Commemorative Information Cemetery: MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia

HENRY KITNEY Private 4398123 6th Bn., Green Howards (Yorkshire Regt.)

Who died on Thursday, 28th May 1942. Age 33.

Son of George and Alice Kitney; husband of Doreen Gladys May Kitney, of Sittingbourne, Kent.

Commemorative Information Memorial: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt

RALPH KITNEY Sergeant 931029 W.Op./Air Gnr. 214 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Who died on Thursday, 2nd April 1942. Age 21.

Son of Charles William and Annie A. Kitney, of Sittingbourne, Kent.

Commemorative Information Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Germany

RAYMOND KIRBY KITNEY DFM Flight Lieutenant 129117 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Who died on Wednesday, 7th July 1943. Age 24.

Son of William and Elizabeth Kitney husband of Eve Kitney, of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

Commemorative Information Cemetery: FELTHAM CEMETERY, Middlesex, United Kingdom