South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 29 Dec 1916 at Havre | ~ | Berkswell | Bradnock's Marsh |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | 15 Dec 1915 at Winipeg, Canada | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Passchendaele Ridge | ||
Circumstances of Death
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The following note is found in Aubrey's Circumstances of Casualty Register: "Previously reported wounded, missing, now official reports presumed to have died. Information is available that he was wounded on 30/10/17 during an attack at Passchendaele Ridge, and that he took cover in a shell hole, but as the area was subjected to heavy machine gun fir and shelling, it is presumed that he was killed whilst in the shell hole, or when trying to reach a dressing station." |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 3 Aug 1890 at Catherine de Barnes | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John and Mary Keatley Kirby | Four Oaks, Back Lane, Meriden, Warks |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1890 - Catherine de Barnes | 1909 - Labourer |
| 1891 - Bickenhill Lane, Hampton in Arden | 1911 - Mail Carrier |
| 1901 - Bradnocks Marsh, Berkswell | 1915 - Farm Labourer |
| 1909 - Arrived at St. John's, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 1911 - Dauphin, Canada | |
| 1915 - Stonewood, Canada |
