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John Richard Samuel Birbeck

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 70), Page: 7 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 70), Page: 7 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Richard Samuel AWMM
  • Surname
    Birbeck AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 59305 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A. Birbeck (wife), 31 Fitzherbert Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 59305 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John Birbeck was the son of John and Rebecca Birbeck; husband of Annie Odlum (formerly Birbeck), of 34, Church Street, Seatoun, Wellington, New Zealand. Native of Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 December 1917 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM I. B. 12. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • According to a report, He was shot in his thigh & died of his injuries
    Public - Bruce - Other relative - 20 September 2021
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20 September 2021BruceAlbanyOther relative

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