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Herbert Edwin BIRCH

Regimental number117
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSurveyor
Addressc/o YMCA, Edward Street, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinRichard Birch, 'Greenhoys,' Lower Wycombe Road, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death18 November 1978

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