We remember John Birrell

We remember John Birrell

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Timeline

Timeline

1883
birth Edinburgh United Kingdom Source:7206883 Source:8953689 1883
enlistment Bathgate, Linlithgowshire United Kingdom Source:8953689
service British Army Private 5267 Royal Highlanders Source:356080
service British Army Private 36765 Royal Defence Corps Source:356080
service British Army Private 4784 Tr. Battalion Source:356080
service British Army Private S/21557 Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion Source:7206883
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8953689
location 37, Blair Street, Edinburgh United Kingdom parents address Source:7206883
1917
death Died of wounds Source:7206883 24th August 1917
burial Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium XVIII. D. 4. Source:7206883

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Birrell
Source 356080
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
37, Blair Street, Edinburgh United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5267 Royal Highlanders Private
British Army 36765 Royal Defence Corps Private
British Army 4784 Tr. Battalion Private
British Army S/21557 Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion Private

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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 Vincent96527

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Multimedia

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Seaforth Highlanders Cap Badge Vincent96527
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West- Vlaanderen 1 Vincent96527
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West- Vlaanderen 2 Vincent96527
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West- Vlaanderen 3 Vincent96527
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West- Vlaanderen 4 Vincent96527
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West- Vlaanderen 5 Vincent96527
Seaforth Highlanders Memorial, Cooper Park, Elgin Vincent96527

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