Service Details
Name:
 KIRBY
Given Name:
 WALTER HOUX
Initials:
 W H
Service No:
 78376
Rank:
 Lieutenant Colonel
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
 Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces
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Unit:
 3rd Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1941-11-22
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Date of Birth:
 1888-05-30
Age:
 53
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 M C, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 MC earned WW1 LG Sup 26 July 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was in charge of the mopping up party, and handled his men with great skill and courage. He was wounded early on, but refused to leave his post until assured of the capture of the position." MID LG Sup 30 December 1941 pg. 7363
Additional
Information:
Son of Edward Williams and Emmeline Kirby; husband of Dorothy Olive Kirby, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Born San Diego, California, United States. An advertising contractor. His brother died in service in WW1
Commemoration
Country:
 Libya
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Cemetery:
 KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA
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Grave Reference:
 5. F. 22.

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