- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- 34th Infantry Battalion, 8th New Zealand Infantry Brigade, 3rd New Zealand Division, New Zealand Military Forces
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1944
"In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Fiji and New Caledonia from ist September, 1943 to 29th February,1944"
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"The first assault (on the blockhouse) came at 1.30am killing Staff Sergeant D.O. Hanafin and wounding Kirk whose skull was creased with a bullet. He recovered and continued directing the defence. When the machine guns were hit and put out of action, Kirk and his men held off the Japaneses with hand grenades....Soon after Kirk was again wounded, this time fatally though he survived till the next day."
Posthumously awarded