KIRBY, Charles Parker
| Service Number: | 104 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, 1 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Dorrigo, Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 18 February 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Grave VII. B. 13. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 104, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 104, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 104, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 18 Feb 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-02-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1890 Kirby Charles Parker Highworth 5a 30
Charles Father, John Peter Kirby was born in Blything, Suffolk in 1855. He married Annie Susannah Hopkins in Highworth, Swindon in December 1879.
1891 census
John P Kirby Head 35 Suffolk, England
Annie S Kirby Wife 31 Wiltshire, England
John H Kirby Son 10 Wiltshire, England
William P Kirby Son 8 Wiltshire, England
Frank Kirby Son 6 Wiltshire, England
Harry T Kirby Son 4 Wiltshire, England
Elsie M Kirby Daughter 2 Wiltshire, England
Charles P Kirby Son 1 Wiltshire, England
Laura G Westell Servant 19 Wiltshire, England
Emma F Fletcher Servant 17 London, England
England and Wales Census, 1891-John H Kirby
Event Place:
Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Event Place Note: Belle Vue
County:Wiltshire
Swindon
Registration District: Highworth
Age:10
Occupation:Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Charles is remembered on the war memorail in Swindon's Christ Church.
He left a widow, Mrs I Kirby, of Tyringham via Armidale, New South Wales.
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