Publications & Links

Websites  : ----------------------------------------------------

Paternal (Father's Side) - Website

Maternal (Mother's Side) - (This Website)

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"Ray's War - Vol II"

Story of my Grandfather's time with the 2798 RAF Squadron.

Hard Cover

Ray's War Vol II by Mark Andrew Kirk | Blurb Books UK 

Ray's War Vol II by Mark Andrew Kirk | Blurb Books  (USA)

Soft Cover

Ray's War Vol II by Mark Andrew Kirk | Blurb Books UK

Ray's War Vol II by Mark Andrew Kirk | Blurb Books (USA)

The 2798 Squadron joined the 2nd Tactical Air Force in 1944 and were aligned with the Americans when landing on Omaha Beach in Normandy. They were also one of the 1st British Units into Paris when it was liberated. Ray took photos with his own camera as he travelled across Europe including his time at the Travemunde sea base on the Northern German Baltic coast. The book covers Ray's time with the 2798.   

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"Loyal To The End : Alfred Kirk's POW Story"

The book details my Great Uncle Alfred Kirk's time as a Far East Prisoner of War, after he was captured by the Japanese. From Singapore to Korea and then onto the mainland of Japan.

Hard Cover
Loyal To The End : Alfred Kirk's POW Story by Mark Andrew Kirk | Blurb Books UK 

Loyal To The End : Alfred Kirk's POW Story by Mark Andrew Kirk | Blurb Books  (USA)

Soft Cover
Loyal To The End : Alfred Kirk's POW Story by Mark Andrew Kirk | Blurb Books UK

Loyal To The End : Alfred Kirk's POW Story by Mark Andrew Kirk | Blurb Books (USA)

Alf Kirk was a member of the Loyal Lancashire Regiment. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese Empire in Singapore on the 15th February 1942.  He was held at several POW camps during the next 3 and a half years including Keijo in Korea and Kobe House and Motoyama on the mainland of Japan. This is his story of survival.

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"The Kirks & Almonds - Volume II"

My Paternal -Father's Family History.

All  Versions

The Story of  Sailors of Portsea, Nail makers of Bromsgrove,
Coal Miners of Ibstock, Boat Builders of Mountsorrel, Millers at Cossington Mill plus a summary of  the story of Great Uncle Alf, a POW in Korea and Japan.

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