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KIRK, Eric Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4188 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 October 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 1895 |
| Home Town: | New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 12 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Derry House Cemetery No.2 Plot 11, Row B, Grave 13 Headstone inscription reads: For Australia and the Empire, Derry House Cemetery No 2, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2, New Farm State School War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4188, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4188, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4188, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 15th Battalion to the 47th Battalion at Serapeum | |
| 12 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 4188, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4188 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Mary Kirk of Merthyr Road, New Farm, Brisbane, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces
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