BORN HULL 1896. SON OF HENRY KIRBY (1863-1940) & CATHERINE BROWN (1865-1951), OF 17 BENJAMIN TERRACE, DALTON STREET, HULL,WILMINGTON. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND SIX SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST AND 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE BATTALIONS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 07/07/1916, AGED 20.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON HULL’S WILMINGTON ROLL OF HONOUR, SUTTON. ALSO LISTED ON CITY ENGINEERS MEMORIAL.
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, FRANK SIDNEY KIRBY, 22ND NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS,WAS KILLED ON 11/04/1918, AGED 19.
First name:
HAROLD
Regiment:
Military Number:
12566
Rank:
Private
Date Died
07/07/1916
Place died:
Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, Somme, France
Age:
20
17 BENJAMIN TERRACE, DALTON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
