Edward William KIRK

Regimental number7/1372
Addressc/o Post Office, Ashburton, Canterbury
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFriend, Miss E Brill, Fairview via Timaru, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 7 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialSt Hilaire Cemetery Extension (Row D, Grave No 12), Frevent, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Aaron and Caroline Kirk, Eketahuna
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Sixth