Frank Howard Kirby | |
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Born | Thame, Oxfordshire | 12 November 1871
Died | 8 July 1956 Sidcup, Kent | (aged 84)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army (1892–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1926) |
Years of service | 1892–1926 |
Rank | Group captain |
Unit | Royal Engineers Royal Flying Corps |
Battles / wars | Second Boer War World War I |
Awards | Victoria Cross Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Conduct Medal Mentioned in dispatches |
Group Captain Frank Howard Kirby, VC, CBE, DCM (12 November 1871 – 8 July 1956) was a British military officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.