Eldest son of Reuben Kirman, of 33, Lever Edge Lane, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Annie Maude Kirkman. Formerly Private 35551, 17th Bn., King’s Liverpool Regiment. Wounded on the Somme. Served as Sergeant-in-Charge of Port Talbot Prisoners of War Camp. Died suddenly from influenza at 3rd Western Hospital, Neath, Glamorganshire.
Kirkman, George Frederick –
Personal details
- Surname: Kirkman
- Forename: George Frederick
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 30
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 17th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: Western Command Labour Companies.
- Service number: 193359
- Regiment: Labour Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 2. T. (C.E.). 85.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/11/1918 29/11/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g 8c*