BIRCH, Thomas William
| Service Number: | 659 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1916, Enlisted at Maryborough, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 4 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Coolabunia, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Gunshot wound to chest, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia , 11 February 1941, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Church of England section, Plot A8659 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 659, 14th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Maryborough, Queensland | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 659, 14th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 659, 14th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength from 14th Machine Gun Company | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 659, 54th Infantry Battalion, Sustained shrapnel wound to right elbow, in France | |
| 4 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 659, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT Morvada in England, for return to Australia | |
| 25 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 659, 54th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in 1st Military District (Qld) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS
Thomas William BIRCH was born in Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 4th May 1890. He was the eldest of four children to parents Thomas Nicholas and Sabinah Lydia (née LAWRENCE) BIRCH.
He married Annie Marie HEARD in Victoria, Australia in 1917 (BDM Vic. Reg No. 2405/1917).
Following an earlier argument, Thomas William BIRCH was shot in the chest by his former girlfriend Anne OGBORNE on 10 February 1941, and died the following day in Ipswich Hospital, Queensland, Australia. He was aged 51 at the time, and was buried in Ipswich General Cemetery, Church of England section, Plot A8659.
Compiled by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS from historical records kept by Births, Deaths and Marriages (NSW, Victoria and Queensland), various newspapers via Trove, Baptism record accessed via Ancestry, and Find A Grave website.
*NB - All public family trees on Ancestry as at 7th February 2024 have incorrect information regarding the date and place of death of this man.
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