TravelGenee's Friday Family History Finds

This is the first in what may become a regular post: TravelGenee’s Friday Family History Finds. They will be interesting bits and pieces I have found recently while researching my own family history.

Week #1 of TravelGenee’s Friday Family History Finds

I have had online access to Francis KITTO’s military records for a few years now however the writing is unclear in many sections and I need to learn more about understanding the military short hand so I was uncertain if he was involved with the Gallipoli campaigns in World War 1. This week I found a notice in the Evening Post from Wellington, New Zealand, mentioning he had spent “eight months on Gallipoli”.

See the third paragraph for details on Private F Kitto.

Source: PapersPast

Francis KITTO
Birth 29 Mar 1881 in Taranaki Street, Wellington, New Zealand.
Death 25 Nov 1918 in Military Hospital Suttonberry, UK.

Copy:

Mr. F. Kitto, Manners-street, has re-

ceived advice that his eldest son, Pri-

vate Francis Kitto (Australian Forces),

died of inﬂuenza at Sutton Veny Military

Hospital on 25th November. The late

Private Kitto had had nearly four years‘

service—eight months on Gallipoli and

the remainder in France. He was twice

wounded, and on the first occassion had

to undergo eight operations for shrapnel

wounds. Private Kitto was born in Wel-

‘linglon, 36 years ago, and received his

education at Mount Cook and TeAro

Schools. Previous ‘to his enlistment he

was employed in the Railway Depart-

ment, Sydney. He is a brother of Mr.

A. Kitto, well known in Rugby football

circles in this city.

My family History for 12 December 1918.

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