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Second Lieutenant CECIL FRANCIS KIRBY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

83rd Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 06 September 1918

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ST. RIQUIER BRITISH CEMETERY

B. 18.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Francis John and Ellen Kirby, of 4, Bishop's Place, Paignton, Devon.
  • Personal Inscription THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD
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Buried or commemorated at

ST. RIQUIER BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 104
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