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Thomas Kirk

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Kirk AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 39143 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1916 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/thomas-kirk
  • Place of birth
    East Coast, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/thomas-kirk
  • Birth notes
    Son of William and Karoraina Kirk of Tolaga Bay Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/thomas-kirk
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr W. Kirk (father), Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
    • Husband of Bella Kirk, of Tolaga Bay Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/thomas-kirk

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 39143 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died from Natural Causes, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died on active service AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William and Karoraina Kirk; husband of Bella Kirk, of Tolaga Bay

    Four brothers served with the 28 (Maori) Battalion, only 2 brothers came home Barney (802026) and Harold (62594). Jack (802027) was killed in action and Thomas (39143) died on active service. Barney and Jack have sequential service numbers. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 January 1945 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died from Natural Causes AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Forli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM II, B, 7. AWMM
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  • Obituary
    In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Pte. Thomas Kirk, who died on active service in Forli, Italy, on the 8th Jan., 1945. In a distant land he lies, At rest in a soldier’s grave, At the going down of the sun dear Tom And in the morning we shall remember. — lnserted by his sorrowing mum, dad, brothers and sisters Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 23 May 2023 - IN MEMORIAM
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXIII, ISSUE 21915, 9 JANUARY 1946, PAGE 1
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • St Mary's Church, Memorial Board, Tikitiki, near Rangitukia, East Coasts, New Zealand AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 193 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 October 2023Lorraine Mona gisborneResearcher
16 December 2021Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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