Thelma Kirby was born in Australia. She served with the ATS from 2/4/1942 to 8/8/1945. She arrived in Newfoundland on January 14th, 1946. Photo from Royal Canadian Legion Lest We Forget Volume 6. http://www.fenety.com/NLCL06na.pdf

Thelma Kirby

Born: N/A
Maiden Name: Marper
From: Yorkshire, England
Occupation: ATS Army
Husband: Cyril Kirby - 166th NL Regiment
Date of Marriage: Aug. 21, 1945
Date of Departure: Liverpool
Ships Name: SS Stavangerfjord, Jan. 7, 1946
Date Arrived in Canada: Pier 21 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Traveled to NL. on: Fort Amherst
Port of Arrival: St. John’s, January 14th, 1946
Settled in: Harbour Grace 2 years then St. John’s
Children: 3, Pamela, Philip, Deborah


Interviewed Aug 13, 2007 St. John’s
From the Book, ”We Came From Over the Sea” page 35