Richard Kirkby
Birth 1890 Death 30th Aug 1915 PrivateBorder Regiment
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | 42 Trumpet Road , Cleator |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 42 Trumpet Road,Cleator |
| Residence 1911 Census | 154 Ennerdale Road , Cleator Moor (with Aunt & Uncle) |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Grocer |
| Place of Work | Cleator Moor Co-operative Society |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | Son of John & Agnes Kirkby |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Border Regiment |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 6th |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 10913 |
| Date of Enlistment | August 1914 |
| Place of Enlistment | Cleator Moor |
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| Service Facts | |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 25 |
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| Date of Death | 30th Aug 1915 |
| Regiment at Death | Border Regiment |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 6th Battalion |
| Rank at Death | Private |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
| Service Number at Death | |
| Field of Action at Death | Dardenelles |
| Place of Death | Gallipoli |
| Battle at Death | Batlle of Suvla Bay |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | HELLES MEMORIAL |
| Grave Position | Panel 120 to 126 or 222 and 223. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/689998/kirkby,-richard/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | |
| Private Memorial | Primitive Methodists roll of honour/Cleator Moor Methodists church/St Marys Church Cleator |
| Notes | Nephew of John Joseph and Georgina Cunningham ,with whom Richard Kirkby lived in the 1891,1901 ,1911 census |
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