Regimental number | 2932 |
Place of birth | Rockhampton Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Livadia', Victoria Street, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Kirby, 'Livadia', Victoria Street, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Field Ambulance, C Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship members of this unit sailed on. Two ships left from Sydney: the 'Ajana' on 31 May 1915 carrying three officers and 98 men and the 'Ceramic' on 25 June 1915 carrying three officers and 129 men. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 38), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 127 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and mary M. KIRBY, Abuklea Road, Eastwood, New South Eales. Native of Rockhampton, Queensland |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Date: |