James
Kirk
Born in Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of William Kirk
and Georgina (Twelftree) Kirk
Brother of
William Kirkland Kirk, Robert Twelftree Kirk, John Thomas Kirk, Elizabeth Jane Kirk, Mary Isabella Kirk, Georgina (Kirk) Allan, Annie Kirk, Ivy Kirk, Olive (Kirk) Hill, Alice Louise Kirk, Mavis Evelyn (Kirk) Gurr and Ethel Margaret Kirk
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 20
in La Plus Douvre, France
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jun 2017
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Biography
James Kirk is an Anzac who served in World War One.
James was born in Mosgiel on the 1st July 1896.[1] He was the son of William Kirk and Georgina Twelftree.
L/Cpl 2Bn Otago Regt, NZEF. Service No: 24374 [2][3]
He passed away in La Plus Douvre on the 14th April 1917.[4] There is a Memorial for him in East Taieri Cemetery.[5] He is buried in La Plus Douve Farm Military Cemetery.[6]
Sources
- ↑ [NZ BDM Birth search 1/7/1896] 1896/7137 Kirk James | Georgina | William
- ↑ Archives New Zealand: R18057599
- ↑ Dempster Family Tree (1976) by Peter and Margaret Christian (page 49).
- ↑ [NZ BDM Death search 14/4/1917] 1918/46400 Kirk James 21Y
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #221294354
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #12685366
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~12.50%
Geoffrey Allan
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BB4638717 [compare], Ancestry member Takiri
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~1.56%
Peter Wright :
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~0.78%
Margaret (Stoddart) Hunt :
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