0728 Roll of Honour
The Korean War 1950 to 1953
 Private W Kirk

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)

Died on Sunday 6 July 1952

Buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Pusan
in Plot 70, Row 4, Position 1, and in Grave Serial 7788.

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There is an entry on Page 76 in the UK Book of Remembrance held at the National Army Museum which reads:

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) : Private W Kirk

There is an entry in the Army Historical Branch's Roll of Honour which reads:

Number 22462423
Rank Pte
Name KIRK, W
Unit BW
Date of Death 06.07.52
Commemorated or Buried Pusan-Plot 70, Row 4, Grave No. 7788

Private Kirk's name also appears on the Commonwealth War Memorial at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Pusan on Plaque 9.
The probable reason for this duplication is that Private Kirk's body was originally buried as "Unknown", and his name was entered on the Commonwealth Memorial. Subsequently, it was possible to identify the unknown body as that of Private Kirk, and the headstone was changed. However, Private Kirk's name remained on the Commonwealth Memorial.

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