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Francis Theodore BIRCH

Regimental number4086
Date of birth25 April 1889
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressGoondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.4
Height5' 6.5"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ada Annie Birch, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 August 1915
Place of enlistmentGoondiwindi, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Discharge date17 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Glasgow on board HT 'Euripides', 6 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 17 December 1919.
Date of death16 February 1963
Age at death72
Place of burialGoondiwindi Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, BIRCH Francis Theodore

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