We remember Richard Lockington Birdwood

We remember Richard Lockington Birdwood

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Timeline

Timeline

1879
birth Source:8447724 7th September 1879
1898
service British Army Second Lieutenant Source:8447729 27th July 1898 - 2nd November 1899
1898
commission Source:8447724 July 1898
1899
service Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Staff Corps Source:8447729 3rd November 1899 - 13th January 1901
1901
service Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Staff Corps Source:8447729 14th January 1901 - 26th July 1907
1907
service Indian Army Captain Indian Staff Corps, Political Department Source:8447729 27th July 1907 - 1914
1914
dates Age 35 Source:8447726 17th November 1914
education Clifton College Clifiton, Gloucestershire United Kingdom Source:8447724
education Royal Military College, Sandhurst Sandhurst, Berkshire United Kingdom Source:8447724
1914
death Killed in Action Basra Iraq Source:8447726 Source:8447729 17th November 1914
burial Basra War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Iraq Source:8447726

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Richard Lockington
Initials RL
Last Name Birdwood
Source 353958
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Second Lieutenant
Indian Army Indian Staff Corps Second Lieutenant
Indian Army Indian Staff Corps Lieutenant
Indian Army Indian Staff Corps, Political Department Captain
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edith mother
Herbert M Birdwood father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records 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
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Hannah21187

External Evidence

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Richard Lockington Birdwood Hannah21187

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Richard Lockington Birdwood Hannah21187

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