BORN HULL 1881. SON OF ROBERT AND JANE KIRK, OF 72 MARLBOROUGH TERRACE, RUSSELL STREET, HULL. SON OF A SLATER
HUSBAND OF ADA BELL KIRK 91882-1923), OF 5 MIDLAND STREET, HULL & 37 PRINCES ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A DOCK LABOURER.
HE ENLISTED AT HULL. FORMERLY, 245, 2ND HULL HEAVY BATTERY. TRANSFERRED AS A GUNNER, IN THE 124TH HEAVY BATTERY, ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY. KILLED ON 05/08/1917, AGED 36.
HE IS BURIED AT KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM. HIS GRAVE READS, “FOR EVER IN MY ACHING HEART HIS MEMORY I WILL KEEP ADA”
| Name | Robert Kirk |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Death Date | 5 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Regiment | Royal Garrison Artillery 124th (2nd Hull) Heavy Battery |
| Regimental Number | 290813 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 245, 2Nd Hull Hvy. Bty., R.G.A. |
First name:
ROBERT
Military Number:
290813
Rank:
Gunner
Date Died
05/08/1917
Place died:
KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM
Age:
36
37, PRINCES ROAD, NEWLAND, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
