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Private

Harold Kirk

Service Number 240914
Military Unit 2/6th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 30 Apr 1917 (28 Years Old)
Place of Birth Unknown
Employment, Education or Hobbies Coal Miner
Family History

Parents: Robert and Sarah Kirk of Bolsover. Widow: Beatrice Daisy, nee Lawrence, married in Luton in 1915. Thier daughter, Edna M was born in Luton in the summer of 1916. Beatrice lived at 154 Wellington Street, Luton.

Military History

Attested 21/10/1914. Died of gunshot wounds to thigh and abdomen. Beatrice was awarded a pension of 18 shillings and 9 pence for her self and one child. Items returned; ID disc, 3 stamps, cigarettes, pipe, photographs, diary, false teeth and wallet.

Extra Information

Headstone Inscription: "Peace Perfect Peace". This man is commemorated in a book of remembrance held by Mansfield District Council.

Photographs

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