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Eric Wilfred KIRK

Regimental number4188
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressMerthyr Road, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, W Kirk, Merthyr Road, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date7 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialDerry House Cemetery No. 2 (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 13), Wytschaete, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
143
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary KIRK, Merthyr Road, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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