Joseph KIRK

Regimental number31661
OccupationDriver
Next of kinBrother, James Kirk, 'Enro', Ocean Street, Penshurst, New South Wales, Australia
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 17 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row K, Grave No 15A), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: J Kirk, Ocean Street, Penshurst, New South Wales, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 5

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