| Regimental number | 3244 |
| Place of birth | Newstead, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Newstead, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, J Birkin, Newstead, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Fred Percival |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Sailly-Sur-La-Lys Canadian Cemetery 9Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 12), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ellen BIRKIN, Strangway, Victoria. Native of Newstead |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 725 Conrad Charles BIRKIN, 7th Bn, died of wounds, Amiens, france, 17 April 1918. |