In Memory Of
KIRBY, WALTER HOUX
Service Details
Age:
53
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
78376
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:
3rd Bn.
Regiment:
Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1941-11-22
Cause of Death:
Died on active service
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
5. F. 22.
Cemetery:
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA
Country:
Libya
Additional Information
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
Son of Edward W. Kirby and Emmeline Kirby; husband of Dorothy O. Kirby, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. His brother died in service in WW1