Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension
Notice of Death appears in Jersey Evening
Post of Tuesday 4 February 1919
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Wednesday 5 February 1919
Roll of Honour. After many months of anxiety
the relatives of Sergeant Harold John (Jack) Kilmister
of the Australians, have received news that the soldier
was killed in action on 1 September 1918. The deceased
soldier, who was in his 27th year, was the eldest son
of the late Mr D Kilmister, a brother of Mr R Kilmister
of Boots Cash Chemists and nephew of Mr J T Turner of
Clare Street. He left Jersey about 9 years ago and at
the outbreak of hostilities was in San Francisco. He
promptly crossed over to Australia and joined the Imperial
Forces of that colony. He proceeded to Egypt and after
seeing service against the Turks was transferred to
France. During December 1916 he was wounded in the fighting
in France but having recovered returned to the Front
and was killed on the date mentioned above, presumably
on the Arras front. We tender the relatives of this
gallant Jersey Colonial our sincere sympathy.
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Record
