In memory of

Corporal

Franklin George Kirkpatrick

who died on 7 Jul 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Kings Own Rifles
  Rank Corporal
  Service number L66576
  Date of death 19440707
  Cause of death died of non-combat causes
Narrative history
  L66576 Corporal (King's Own Rifles) Franklin George (Frank) Kirkpatrick (b.1918) of Truax, where he is buried, died 19440707. An Army instructor, Kirkpatrick died at Shaughnessy hospital, Vancouver, of a cerebral thrombosis after a lengthy illness. He was the son of Roy Franklin and Stella Scholastica (Riebel) Kirkpatrick who came to the Truax district from Sandyville, Warren Co., Iowa, in 1906. Frank attended Sanderson school and was an electrician when he enlisted at Regina in 1942.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 100 - Elmsthorpe
  Cemetery or memorial location Truax cemetery    

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  Honour roll location(s) Truax
  Geo-memorial Kirkpatrick Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 57.9°N / 104.65°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74H15
  Geo-memorial details East of Close Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19180308
  Place of birth Truax    
  Date of enlistment 19420515
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Truax    
  Occupation electrician
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