BORN COTTINGHAM 1878. SON OF JOHN KIRK (1853-1933) & ANNE ELIZABETH WRIGHT (1852-1940),OF GEORGE STREET, COTTINGHAM AND 13, WALGRAVE STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SON OF A BRICKLAYER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE WORKED AS A BRICKLAYER, BOARDING AT 57, STATION LANE, FEATHERSTONE (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED IN CHATAM, KENT. FORMERLY, SAPPER, 170360, ROYAL ENGINEERS. TRANSFERRED TO THE 11TH SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 17/02/1917, AGED 39. BURIED AT MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, BELGIUM.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, JOHN.
First name:
HENRY
Regiment:
Military Number:
170360, 44397
Rank:
Private
Date Died
17/02/1917
Place died:
MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, Belgium
Age:
39
