Regimental number | 24/207 |
Address | Eccles Street, Gore |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, William Kirk, Eccles Street, Gore |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Gore 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 connections | Brother: 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 details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB |
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