Mervyn William KIRK

Regimental number24/207
AddressEccles Street, Gore
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William Kirk, Eccles Street, Gore
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 15 November 1918
Place of burialGore Cemetery (Section 5, Block 1, Lot 37), Gore, Southland
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs William Kirk, Crewe Street, Gore, Southland. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, and on the Western Front, 1916
Family/military connectionsBrother: 24/484 Lance Corporal Wilfred Blythe KIRK, No 3 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, died of illness, 18 February 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB

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