Joseph H. Kinane
| Joseph H. Kinane | |
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| Born |
1889 Warrenheip |
| Died | 1958 |
| Occupation | Brewery employee |
| Known for | Phoenix Brewery |
| Home town | Warrenheip |
| Spouse(s) | Miriam Elizabeth Kinane |
| Parents |
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Joseph H. Kinane was a brewery employee in Warrenheip, Victoria, <1915.
History[edit | edit source]
Joseph Henry Kinane was born in Warrenheip, Victoria, in 1889, the son of Coleman Kinane and Emma Haughton.[1]
He was employed at the Warrenheip brewery, and served in the AIF and was wounded at Gallipoli:
WOUNDED SOLDIERS. PRIVATE JOSEPH H. KINANE. private Joseph H. Kinane, of Warrenheip, was for a number of years employed at the brewery of Messrs Magill and Coghlan, in that township. The young soldier, who was educated at the Warrenheip State school, worked for a time with has father, and was among the first in the Ballarat district to enlist for the front. His father and brother are still living, at Warrenheip.[2]
Kinane was wounded on 25 April 1915 in the landing at Anzac Cove, where he was shot in the thigh.[3] He was wounded several times at Gallipoli over the next few months, including a gun shot and shrapnel wounds to the head. He was later wounded in France before returning to Australia in July 1918 with gunshot wounds to his arm.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Australian Birth Index, Victoria, 1889, Ref. No. 8360
- ↑ 1915 'WOUNDED SOLDIERS.', The Evening Echo (Ballarat, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), 15 May, p. 1. (FOURTH EDITION), viewed 28 Dec 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article241672975
- ↑ National Archives of Australia, World War I records, SERN 144, http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx accessed 28 December 2018