We remember Gordon Alic Brodrick Birdwood

We remember Gordon Alic Brodrick Birdwood

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Mhow India Source:8447718 22nd December 1895
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8447718 August 1914 - 20th September 1914
1914
dates Age 18 Source:7310068 20th September 1914
education Mr Bickmore's, Yardley Court Tonbridge, Kent United Kingdom Source:8447718
education Royal Military College, Sandhurst Sandhurst, Berkshire United Kingdom Source:8447718
education Tonbridge School Kent United Kingdom Source:8447718
service British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:353953
1914
death Killed in action following a "brilliant bayonet charge". The Germans turned their machine guns on their surrendering comrades, and Lieutenant Birdwood was shot. France Source:7310068 Source:8447718 20th September 1914
burial Vailly British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Aisne France Source:7310068

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Gordon Alic Brodrick
Initials GAB
Last Name Birdwood
Source 8447718
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion Second Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Evelyn Stuart mother
Col. William S. Birdwood father

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Hannah21187
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Hannah21187
British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Hannah21187

External Evidence

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Gordon Alic Brodrick Birdwood Hannah21187

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Gordon Alic Brodrick Birdwo Hannah21187

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