Pte
Joseph Kirkbride

Information about birth

Date of birth:
25/04/1887
Place of birth:
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Miner
Religion:
Not stated

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
438682
Enlistment date:
30/04/1915
Enlistment place:
Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 52nd Bn. (North Ontario)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
30/05/1916
Place of death:
Maple Copse , Zillebeke, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
29

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 30 G

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Killed in Action."

Sources 4

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG13).
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Sources used
Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, Box 5200 - 23).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/
Sources used
War diaries: 52nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC),RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4941, Microfilm reel number: T-10748, File number: 442-443).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/
Sources used
War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, 1992-93/314; Volume Number: 202).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/
Sources used