BIRCH, Tyler Ryder
| Service Number: | 573 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, Place of Enlistment, Mount Morgan, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quantong, Victoria, Australia, February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mount Morgan School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Loco Engine Driver |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 14 July 1976 |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Morgan Cemetery Section 4, Row Y, Grave 8. Plaque in The Queensland Garden of Remembrance. |
| Memorials: | Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 573, 25th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Mount Morgan, Queensland. | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 573, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 573, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 18 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 573, 25th Infantry Battalion, Shell Wound to Hand and Chest, Serious. | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 573, 25th Infantry Battalion, Invalided to Australia. |
Tyler Ryder Birch.
Tyler Ryder Birch, Private, No. 573, C Company, 25th Battalion. Born at Quantong, Vic., and educated at Mt. Morgan. The son of George Arthur Birch and Alice Birch, of Darcy Street, Mt. Morgan. Enlisted January 15th, 1915, and sailed on 28th June, 1915. Arrived in Sydney on 1st July, sailed again on 7th July, arrived at Port Suez on 2nd August, 1915, and camped at Polygon Camp, Abbessia. Embarked at Alexandria on September 3rd, and sailed on 5th September, 1915. Arrived at Lemnos Island 7th September, sailed to Gallipoli on 11th September, and went into the trenches at Durrani Post. Shifted to trenches on the Apex on 6th October, 1915. Wounded through left Wrist and chest by shrapnel on 18th October, 1915. Left on 20th October, 1915, arrived at Malta, and transferred to Tigne Hospital, 24th October, 1915. Left Malta on 8th Jan., 1916, for Egypt, and was taken to No. 1 General Hospital. Transferred to No. 2 Auxiliary Hospital on February 9th, 1916.again to No. 1 Auxiliary Hospital on 12th March, 1916. Embarked on hospital ship Karoola on April 11th, 1916, at Port Suez and arrived at Brisbane 15th May, 1916. Was discharged as medically unfit on 23rd August, 1916.
Queenslanders Who Fought in The Great War.
Submitted 23 July 2022 by Lynette Turner
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