A newspaper article "A widow's all: three sons of the bush" clipped from the Sunday Times of 6 ...

A newspaper article "A widow's all: three sons of the bush" clipped from the Sunday Times of 6 August 1916 and embellished with two original portraits, one of Mrs Katherine Kirby, the mother of the three sons. The three Kirby brothers served during the First World War, and are described in the article. The parents were Samuel Charles and Katherine Kirby; Samuel immigrated to Australia from Britain, while Katherine was an indigenous Australian born in Warren, NSW, who grew up on Haddon Station. 2305 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Richard Norman Kirby, 20th Battalion, joined A Company at Gallipoli in November 1915. He served with the battalion as a Lewis gunner until he was wounded while attacking a machine gun on 11 August 1918; where he managed to capture two machine guns and fourteen Germans, and would later be awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for the action. L Cpl Kirby died on 20 August 1918 of wounds received during the action. 2435 Robert Kirby enlisted on 22nd of April 1916, joining the 54th Battalion. He served with the 54th until he was returned to Australia and medically discharged. 2438 George Kirby enlisted on 22nd of April 1916, joining the 54th Battalion. He was gassed on 17 October 1917 and returned to Australia for discharge in December 1917.