Robert W. Kilgour
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History
Robert William Kilgour was born at Colac. He enlisted for service during [World War One] on 02 November 1914 at Liverpool NSW, and served with the 7th Light Horse Regiment with a regimental number 216. At that time he was a 39 year old drover, and he gave his father, George Kilgour of 1109 Sturt Street Ballarat, as next of kin.[1]
Robert Kilgour returned to Australia as an invalid in 1918. He intended to live at Little River, Victoria.[2]World War One service recognised on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour.
Robert Kilgour died in 1926 at the Caulfield Military Hospital.[3]
Obituary
- HAY.
- The older residents of the district will learn with regret of the death of Mr. Robert William Kilgour, which took place at the Caulfield Military Hospital, on the 25th ult. When the Boer War broke out, 'Bert' Kilgour was helping his father, the late Samuel Kilgour, to work Borgamba as a dairy farm. He enlisted with the N.S.W. Imperial Bushmen, and was wounded in South Africa. He was the first district volunteer to return, and he was accorded a tremendous reception, when he got back to Hay. Later on, he enlisted in the Great War, and was with the 7th Light Horse, A.I.F., in Palestine. 'Bert' was a good horseman, and the ideal build for a bushmen's contingent.[4]
See also
George Kilgour Jnr, brother
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--Beth Kicinski 11:42, 23 August 2013 (EST); [[Link title]]