Background
Kirwan d was born in Shotover, Oxfordshire one of eight children of Norman and Bertha Kirwan daughter
Kirwan d was born in Shotover, Oxfordshire one of eight children of Norman and Bertha Kirwan daughter
At the age of 18 he moved with his family to Australia. In Perth he worked a number of jobs including work as an insurance clerk and a shoe salesman. Kirwan d joined the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1942 and was discharged in 1946.