Lance Corporal

Wilfred Blythe Kirk

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Emma Kirk, of Eccles St., Gore, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
24/484
Name:
Wilfred Blythe Kirk
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
01 February 1895
Place of Birth: 
Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
William Kirk (father), Eccles Street, Gore, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Eccles Street, Gore, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk for Gore Borough Council
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds (shell shock)
Date of Death:
18 February 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Egypt (18 November 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 2. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Wilfred Blythe Kirk
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