Rifleman

James Frederick Birch

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George Frederick and Eliza Birch, of Victoria St., Dargaville, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
54724
Name:
James Frederick Birch
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Birch (mother), Dargaville, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 88
Vessel:
Athenic
Destination:
Liverpool, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. D. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
France
James Frederick Birch
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