Francis William KIRKWOOD

Regimental number54532
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Kirkwood, Mountain Road, Stratford, Taranaki
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (First Draft), H Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
H Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, left on two ships, HMNZT 89 'Waitemata' on 14 July 1917, and HMNZT 90 'Ulimaroa' on 26 July 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 6 January 1918
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XV, Row C, Grave No 12), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs I Kirkwood, Mountain Road, Stratford, Taranaki
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 21

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