Only son of Mrs. Betsy Kirkman, of 38, Heywood Street, Little Lever, Lancashire, and formerly of 1, Lord Street, Little Lever, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1915. Posted missing since 10/10/1917 and subsequently confirmed killed by a sniper’s bullet.
Kirkman, George –
Personal details
- Surname: Kirkman
- Forename: George
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Little Lever, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 10th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 3rd/5th (Bury) (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 201329
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Langemark-Poelcapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: XI. B. 13.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 23/11/1917 07/12/1917 28/12/1917 02/08/1918 27/12/1918