Robert Kirby Kirkman Military person

Captain Robert Kirby Kirkman (1891– 18 June 1938) was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. Kirkman and his observer Captain John Herbert Hedley were captured in action after being shot down on 23 March 1918 by German ace Karl GallwitzKirkman died in Finchley, London on 18 June 1938.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1891
Birth place
Cosby Leicestershire
Date of deathJune 18, 1938
Place of death
Finchley

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Military person

award
Military Cross
military branch
British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
military unit
No. 20 Squadron RAF
Leicester Regiment

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