Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
Desmond Ernest Kirkby
| Surname: | Kirkby |
| Forename: | Desmond Ernest |
| Age: | 17 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 14 Oct 1939 |
| Rank: | Boy 1st Class |
| Regiment / Service: | Royal Navy |
| Battalion / Unit: | H.M.S. Royal Oak. |
| Service Number: | P/JX 155948 |
| Memorial to the Missing: | Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | Panel 34, Column 2. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Ernest and Emily Kirkby, of Cobham, Surrey. Joined the Royal Navy at 15. One of four former pupils from Leatherhead Central School killed on board the battleship H.M.S. Royal Oak, at anchor in Scapa Flow. Launched in 1914, the ship had seen action at the Battle of Jutland. It was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-47 with the loss of 835 of the 1, 234 crew. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | H.M.S. Royal Oak Memorial, HMS Royal Oak |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2370144/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 15 |
