263820 Lt. Frederick James Kirkwood MM.Australian Imperial Forces 23rd Battalion from:Melbourne, Vic. Frederick Kirkwood was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field on 3rd of April 1917.
On 20th of May 1918 Fred was wounded in the thigh and invalided to England.
By 30th of September 1918 he had been discharged from hospital, he proceeded to France and rejoined his battalion on 6th of October.
On 29th of November (age 28 yrs) he was admitted to 6th Field Ambulance and transferred to 53rd Casualty Station suffering with influenza and broncho pneumonia. On 2nd of December 1918 his nearest of kin were advised he was dangerously ill with broncho pneumonia and on 9th Dec he was in 8th General Hospital at Rouen, France. On 13th Dec he was sent from France to London aboard the hospital ship Aberdonian with severe influenza and the following day he was admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth with severe influenza. By 18th Dec 1918 his condition at Wandsworth, England, was improving. He recovered and on 7th Feb 1919 he sailed aboard HMT Lancashire to Australia and
his employment with Forces terminated on 15th May 1919.
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