Rushden Soldiers “Missing” - Young Men Who Fought on the Continent

Four more Rushden soldiers – all very well known in the town – have been listed as “missing” after the battles in France and Flanders, but in view of the confusion which prevailed behind the lines at the time of the fighting their relatives are sustained by the hope that they may have been taken prisoner.

Formerly a popular assistant at Messrs. Abington and Sons’ outfitting shop in High-street, Rushden, Pte. Kenneth Edward Kirk (21) is one of the missing.

The third son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kirk, of 41 Park-avenue, Rushden, (who received the official news on Monday), he was born at Higham Ferrers and attended Rushden Intermediate School. He joined the Northamptonshire Regiment last autumn and went to France in February. [for the full report see Soldiers' Notes 1939-1945]