We remember Sidney Birks

We remember Sidney Birks

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Timeline

Timeline

1814
appointments Rifleman Source:6167166 5th November 1814
1893
birth Partick, Glasgow United Kingdom Source:8530581 Source:6167166 1st October 1893
1907
dates Age 13 Source:8530581 2nd September 1907
1907
education Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School Glasgow United Kingdom Source:8530581 2nd September 1907 - June 1909
1907
location 18 Melrose Gdns, Glasgow United Kingdom parents address Source:8530581 2nd September 1907
1914
service British Army Private 6530 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Source:6167166 5th November 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6167166 5th November 1914
1916
dates Age 22 Source:8530586 29th August 1916
1916
service British Army Corporal 6530 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Source:8530586 29th August 1916
enlistment Glasgow United Kingdom Source:6167166
1916
death Died of wounds France Source:6167166 29th August 1916
burial Heilly Station Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Mericourt-L'Abbe France III. G. 54. Source:8530586

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Sidney
Initials S
Last Name Birks
Source 8530581
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
18 Melrose Gdns, Glasgow United Kingdom parents address known 2nd September 1907
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6530 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Private
British Army 6530 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Henry Birks father
Margaret Birks mother

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Evidence

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External Evidence

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Digital Collections of the National Library of Australia Edwin2371
Hutchesons' Grammar School Admission Register Hutchesons65390
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Hutchesons65390
Ancestry Website Edwin2371
Ancestry Website Edwin2371

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