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Wilfrid KIRKLEY

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:51:23+00:00
Date of birth23 June 1881
Date of death17 September 1916
Mothers nameAgnes Emily
Spouses nameAnnie Elizabeth (nee Collins) married 24 November 1908, Foxton by Rev GW Woodward.
Mothers date of birthabt 1857
Mothers place of birthScotland
Fathers date of birthabt 1852
Fathers nameJames Kirkley
Fathers place of birthSouth Shields, Durham, England
Marriage date24 November 1908
Place of marriageFoxton by Rev GW Woodward
SiblingsJames , Hilda , Aidan , Cedric married in NZ, Elsie Myrtle Symons, Egbert
Fathers occupationSolicitor
ChildrenHilda Emily , Marion Clara
Cause of deathKilled in action
Last known residenceJohnston St, Foxton & 8 Boulcott Tce, Wellington
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthSouth Shields, Co Durham, England
OccupationSelf employed Farmer
Place of deathFlers, France
Date of arrival overseas10 April 1916
Theatres of warWestern Europe 1916
SurnameKIRKLEY
War memorialFoxton
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesWilfrid
Place of arrival overseasSuez
Overseas memorialCaterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial
School1891 Sea Bark House Boarding Scholl, Alnmouth, Northumberland, England (brother James is also there)
WarsWW 1
Service number8/4435
Date enlisted12 July 1915
Final rankSecond Lieutenant
Regiment or service1st Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF (Ruahine Ccompany)
Embarkation date04 March 1916
User reference1.43

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1901 English Census family at 21 Holland St, Kensington, London. Father is a Solicitor.

Age on enlistment: 34 years 11 3/4 months.

Eyes: Brown/Hazel

Height: 5' 8" Complexion: Medium

Weight: 160lb Chest: 37" - 39½"

Previous Military Experience: Served 7 years with London Scottish.

Also advise of any casualty to Edward Aylon Esq., 71 Grosvenor St, Grosvenor Square, London W.

Daughter Hilda went to Foxton School but left 11 Nov 1918 to go to Hastings

Probate: Will, Archives NZ, Wellington.

Annie married again in 1927 to William Simon Wauchop.

Can’t find a marriage for Hilda or Marion in NZ up to 1956.

In 1921, 14 October, ?Annie was in England as her address is then c/o AC Halligen Esq., 27 Capthall Ave, London EC.

Unassisted Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852 - 1923: KIRKLEY W Mr age 25 years, June 1907, "Orontes"

Wilfrid's nephew, Wilfred James Kirkley (son of Cedric) died a POW in WW11.

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