Rifleman

Mervyn William Kirk

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kirk, of Crewe St., Gore, Southland. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, and on the Western Front, 1916.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/207
Name:
Mervyn William Kirk
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
William Kirk (father), Eccles Street, Gore, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Eccles Street, Gore, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
15 November 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
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:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Section 5. Block 1. Lot 37.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Mervyn William Kirk
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