Regimental number | 1721 |
Place of birth | Norton Canes, Walsall, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | The Hollies, Allbutt's Road, Brown Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Brother, G Birch, The Hollies, Allbutt's Road, New Walsall, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 15 January 1915 - 4th Bn, 4th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 4th Bn, 31 May 1915. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 30 August 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Bulls Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 15), Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 39 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Maria BIRCH, Norton Canes, Channock, Staffs |