We remember Humphrey Francis William Bircham

We remember Humphrey Francis William Bircham

Duplicate of H F W Bircham
Duplicate of H F W Bircham
Duplicate of H F W Bircham
Duplicate of H F W Bircham

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Timeline

Timeline

1875
birth Llandetty, Breconshire United Kingdom Source:7050620 Source:9093934 1875
1881
location St Johns Mount, Brecknock, Breconshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9093934 3rd April 1881
1887
education Eton College Eton United Kingdom Source:8510463 September 1887 - August 1893
1896
service British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:9499033 12th February 1896 - 13th September 1898
1898
service British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:9499033 14th September 1898 - 24th October 1901
1901
service British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:9499033 25th October 1901 - 13th February 1914
1908
marriage Gladys Violet Willes Source:9093932 1908
1911
location 4a Lower Belgrave Street, London SW United Kingdom their own address Source:9093928 2nd April 1911
1914
service British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Source:9499033 14th February 1914
awards Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration Source:7050620
service British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion Source:349526
service British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Source:349526
service British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Source:349526
service British Army Lieutenant Colonel 1st Division, 2nd Brigade 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:8868808
service British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:9499033
1916
death Died of wounds Severely wounded and died that night in hospital Pozieres France Source:7050620 Source:8868808 Source:9499033 23rd July 1916
burial Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7050620

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Humphrey Francis William
Initials HFW
Last Name Bircham,
Source 7050620
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
4a Lower Belgrave Street, London SW United Kingdom their own address known 2nd April 1911
St Johns Mount, Brecknock, Breconshire United Kingdom parents address known 3rd April 1881
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion Major
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Lieutenant Colonel
British Army 1st Division, 2nd Brigade 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps Lieutenant Colonel
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Second Lieutenant
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Lieutenant
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Second Lieutenant
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Captain
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
DSO British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edith mother
Francis Thomas Bircham father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Gladys Violet Willes wife 1908

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Peter6648
Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription Peter6648
Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription Peter6648
Medal Index Cards Transcription Peter6648
Medal Index Cards Transcription Peter6648
Medal Index Cards Transcription Peter6648
Medal Index Cards Transcription Peter6648
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Peter6648
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Peter6648
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Peter6648

External Evidence

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Eton College Register Beverly42842
Hart's Annual Army List 1915 Keith133517

Multimedia

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War diary entry about his death Edwin110085
War diary entry about his death Edwin110085
Officer's Boss Button Cap Badge Keith133517

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