Birch, John –

Son of John and Sarah Jane Birch, of 6, Newport Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School.

Personal details

  • Surname: Birch
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 11th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 24265
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: VIII. B. 34.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 21/05/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 23/11/1917 18/10/1918

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