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Birks, Frederick
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
Birks, Frederick
Date Of Birth
31 Aug 1894
Age
23
Birth Place
Buckley, Flintshire, Wales
Resided Place
Wales; Australia
Date
20 Sep 1917
Date Of Death
21 Sep 1917
Fate
Killed in action.
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6th Battalion (Victoria), Australian Imperial Force. Formerly Lance-Corporal. Military Medal awarded whilst assigned to the Australian Medical Corps. Parents: Samuel and Mary Birks. Born at Buckley, Flintshire, Wales. Emigrated to Australia in 1913.
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Further gazette dates: 14/11/1916 (M.M.) Further gazette pages: 11144 (M.M.) Gazette issue: 29827 (M.M.)
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Service Number
47
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
11568 (V.C.); Issue 30372 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Glencorse Wood, East of Ypres, Belgium; France & Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Infantry
Battalion
6th Battalion (Victoria)
Regiment 2
Australian Medical Corps
Place of Death
Glencorse Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Military Medal (MM)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Australian Infantry
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UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Oct 31, 2023
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The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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