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BIRKBECK, Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18103 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1916, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Signal Squadron - Cable Section |
| Born: | Tewantin, Queensland, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | War Service related illness, Australia, 26 March 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Kyogle Cemetery, New South Wales Methodist Section, Row 2, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Windsor State School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 18103, Signal Squadron - Cable Section, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 9 May 1917: | Involvement Driver, 18103, Signal Squadron - Cable Section, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 May 1917: | Embarked Driver, 18103, Signal Squadron - Cable Section, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 1 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 18103, Discharged at the 2nd Military District | |
| 26 Mar 1920: | Involvement Sergeant, 18103, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 18103 awm_unit: 1 Signal Squadron awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1920-03-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Georgina Birkbeck of Ada Street, Lutwyche, QLD
3 July 1919 - returned to Australia on board H.T. Malta
Also served for 6 years with the Volunteers Regiment