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STIRK, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3634 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bingley, Yorkshire, England, January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Bradford Board School, England |
| Occupation: | Dairy farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 17. BELOVED OF HIS PARENTS WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3634, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3634, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3634, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Harry Stirk was born in Yorkshire England and came out to Australia during 1909. He was living in Perth, Western Australia when he enlisted. His younger brother 16182 Private Charles Stirk 18th Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers, was killed in action in France 10 April 1916, age 23.
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