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BIRKE, Henry Oscar

Service Number:	7813
Enlisted:	18 August 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Marrickville, NSW, 1889
Home Town:	Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Accidental (Injuries), France, 25 September 1918
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen R III 1 6, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunoon District War Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7813, 15th Infantry Battalion
31 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 7813, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1917:	Embarked Private, 7813, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Euripides, Sydney
25 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 7813, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7813 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-25

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Henry William and Elizabeth BIRKE, South Lismore, New South Wales