Regimental number | 29472 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
School | Scotch College, Perth, WA |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Guildford Road, Belmont Park, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, C V Birch, Guildford Road, Belmont Park, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 88th Infantry; Served as Lieutenant, 88th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces, WA. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Bombardier |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 118 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/136/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row M, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Vernon and Eunice BIRCH, Guildford Road, Belmont Park, Western Australia. Born at Perth, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |