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Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Birch, of King's Stanley, Glos.
Digital gallery of Major Charles William Birch
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 7 of 734
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Newspaper clipping from the Daily Telegraph of June 1, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12214626/Daily-Telegraph-June-1-1917.html
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From the Daily Colonist of May 12, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y132uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
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From the Daily Colonist of May 29, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y146uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
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From the Daily Colonist of May 30, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y147uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
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From the Daily Colonist of June 1, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y149uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
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From the Daily Colonist of June 5, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y152uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
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From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 201 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear of the communal cemetery.
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