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Montague Charles Kirby
Citation for Military Medal, actions in N Africa on 21 April 1943
Copy of citation: No 842701 Lance-Sergeant Montague Charles Kirby, Royal Regt of Artillery. Military Medal awarded for his actions on 21 April 1943 on the Garci Feature and Wadi Akarit in the Middle East. Joined King's Own Royal Horse Artillery, Dec 1934; served in India 1936-39; N Africa 1939-43, awarded Military Medal; then NW Europe 1943-44. ...
(KCH004864)
Eventual CWGC headstone, Bombadier M C Kirby M.M. at Fontenay-Le-Pesnel, Normandy
War grave of Bombadier Montague Charles Kirby M.M., KIA 3 August 1944, cemetery at Fontenay-Le-Pesnel, near Caen, Normandy, in standard CWGC design. (Source: Photo by 'Ben' in 2014, www.findagrave.com website). The gravestones in Fontenay-Le-Pesnel war cemetery were originally cross-shaped (see item 4865), but later replaced by headstones in the standardised style designed for all Commonwealth War ...
(KCH004866)
Initial war grave & Fontenay-Le-Pesnel cemetery in 1949
War grave of Bombadier Montague Charles Kirby M.M., KIA 3 August 1944, cemetery at Fontenay-Le-Pesnel, near Caen, Normandy as it was in 1949 when family members first visited. Headstones later changed to standard CWGC design. Montague Kirby served with the Royal Regt of Artillery from 1934. He was killed in action on 3rd August 1944, his ...
(KCH004865)
Montague Charles Kirby, head & shoulders portrait in R Artillery uniform
Photo portrait (head and shoulders) of Montague Charles Kirby, wearing Royal Artillery uniform. Awarded Military Medal for his actions on 21 April 1943 in the Middle East. (Citation scanned separately.) KIA 3rd August 1944. Joined King's Own Royal Horse Artillery, Dec 1934; served in India 1936-39; N Africa 1939-43, awarded Military Medal; then NW Europe 1943-44. ...
(KCH004863)
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