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Brother of James and John Kirby, of St. John's, Newfoundland.
This three-masted sailing ship left the port of Naples, Italy, on 17 November 1915 and headed for St. John's, Newfoundland. She and her crew of eleven sailors were never seen again. No German submarine has claimed to have sunk her. The date of death is the date of her departure.
Digital gallery of Sailor Patrick Kirby
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Inscription on Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
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Sailor Patrick Kirby
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 41 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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