Edward William Kirk

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Aaron and Caroline Kirk, of Eketahuna, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

There is good reason to suspect that Edward William Kirk is William Eldred Kirk. William Eldred Kirk was born in New Zealand on 6/10/1893 and his parents are shown as Aaron and Caroline Kirk (BDM Online). There is no record of the birth of an Edward William Kirk. [NZWGT]

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Casualty

Service Number:

7/1372

Name:

Edward William Kirk

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Birth - Unverified:

06/10/1893

Place of Birth:

Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Miss E. Brill (friend), Fairview, Timaru, New Zealand

Religion:

Presbyterian

Date of Enlistment:

12 June 1915

Locality on Enlistment:

GPO, Ashburton

Place of Enlistment:

Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Labourer

Employer:

W Wilkinson, Chertsey

Unit:

NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion, 2 (South Canterbury) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

07 April 1918

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

6th Reinforcements

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

14 August 1915

Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28

Vessel:

Willochra or Tofua

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

St. Hilaire Cemetery Extension, Frevent

Cemetery Reference:

D. 12.

Cemetery Location:

France