Nova Scotia Archives

Halifax Explosion: A List of those that Died

Fatality no.: 1559
Name of Deceased Kirby, Walter Norman
Date of Death 6 December 1917
Gender Male
Age 40
Address 35 North Clifton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Occupation Stevedore, Furness Withy Co. Acadia Sugar Refinery
Religion Charles Street - Methodist
Family Wife Elizabeth Ellen née Shave, 33; Mary Gertrude, 11; Edna Lillian, 5
Note The family had recently moved from Newfoundland to Halifax - Mrs. Kirby was pregnant when her husband died, Doris was born in May of 1918
Sources - City Directory 1918
- GANS list
- HRC: Claims 517
- HRC: Rogers files

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Walter Norman Kirby was registered in the Halifax Explosion Death Registration Book 1917
no. 1298 on page 216 below:

Rememberance Book Page 00216

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