Regimental number | 2340 |
Place of birth | Wallaroo, South Australia |
School | Wallaroo Model School, SA |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wallaroo, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Aunt, Miss Emily Frances Sutton, Heath Street, Wallaroo, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A55 Itria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 1), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Daniel George and Susania Elizabeth BIRBECK. Native of South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4380 John Franklin BIRBECK, 27th Bn, returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |