Charles Parker KIRBY

Regimental number104
Place of birthSwindon England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressTyringham via Armidale, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs I Kirby, Tyringham via Armidale, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name33rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Recommendation date: 11 February 1917

FateDied of wounds 18 February 1917
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal