English Māori Vincent Xavier Kirby Died 15 October 1942 PDF Key details Service numberNZ414640 AWMM WWII 414640 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 11 Operational Training Unit AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait from the Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesVincent Xavier AWMM SurnameKirby AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ414640 AWMM WWII 414640 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ414640 AWMM WWII 414640 AWMM Military serviceRCAF, 4 Service Flying Training Schools, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Base Record Course 1: Class 44. Graduation Date: 27/03/1942. AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Monterey AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 11 Operational Training Unit AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Vincent Kirby was the son of Alban Michael and Theresa Ellen Kirby of Mosgiel, Otago.He was a member of No.4 Solo Flight Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1941 AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death15 October 1942 AWMM Age 23 AWMM United Kingdom, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryOllerton Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, England AWMM R. C. Portion. Grave 799 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Vincent Xavier Kirby by laying a poppy. Stanley Wesney Kirby Timothy Kirby Vincent Xavier Kirby William Kirby William Kirby Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Vincent Xavier Kirby Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2703625 Sources Used DocumentsThis record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM I had my uncles diary (Vincent Kirby) who trained in Canada and was killed in England. I gave the d Public - Leona Anne - Other relative - 14 August 2016 - family memorabilia Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 14 August 2016Leona AnneAuckland Other relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License