BORN SUNDERLAND 30/09/1897. SON WILLIAM (1870-1926) & FRANCIS EMMA KIRKUP (1861-1951), OF 3 SYDENHAM VILLAS, STANLEY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A GENERAL POST OFFICE WORKER. HE HAD THREE YOUNGER SIBLINGS, FLORENCE MARGARET, EDITH ANNIE AND AUSTIN KIRKUP.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 08/06/1918, AGED 20. BURIED AT THE SOMME, FRANCE (Cayeux-en-Santerre, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France).
HIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS PRINTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 15TH AUGUST 1919. *
HE IS BURIED AT CAYEUX MILITARY CEMETERY, SOMME, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “NOT MY WILL BUT THINE BE DONE”
NB: PTE,. NORMAN KIRKUP, 1ST SUFFOLKS, LIVED AT NO: 6 SYDENHAM VILLAS, STANLEY STREET, HULL.
| Name | William Norman Kirkup |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Sunderland |
| Death Date | 8 Jun 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 7th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 32854 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
WILLIAM NORMAN
Regiment:
Military Number:
32854
Rank:
Private
Date Died
08/06/1918
Place died:
CAYEUX MILITARY CEMETERY, SOMME, FRANCE
Age:
20
3, SYDENHAM VILLAS, STANLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
