BIRKIN, Frederick George Lockwood
| Service Number: | 2746 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Williamstown State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine driver |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 8 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton Honour Roll, Kyneton War Memorial, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2746, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2746, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2746, 14th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 6 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
He was the younger brother of Richard Jack Lockwood Birkin who was killed in action near Albert, France during April 1918.
They were the sons of John Thomas Lockwood Birkin and Mary Louise Alberta Burkin, of Albert Park, Victoria. They were raised in Kyneton and Williamstown.
Frederick was reported to be a bright, intelligent and fearless young lad. He served at Gallipoli with the 14th Battalion AIF during late 1915 and transferred to the 4th Machine Gun Company prior to going to the Western Front.
He was seen to be killed while carrying the gun when going up to the line at Pozieres. He was buried on the battlefield but his remains were lost.
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