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 |
More information 4
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1593624 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=5c822093-8f9d-442e-b551-c0381fb4463b |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5978004 |
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1593624 |