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Military service
Service number:
911422
Age:
19
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division:
46th Bn.
Enlistment:
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
April 12, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Joseph John and Amy Selina Birch, of Strathcona, Alberta. Enlisted in 196th (University of Alberta) Bn.
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Death Registry
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 9 of 734 -
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Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Cyril Edwin Birch
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Private Cyril Edwin Birch
Digital gallery of
Private Cyril Edwin Birch
Digital gallery of
Private Cyril Edwin Birch
Digital gallery of
Private Cyril Edwin Birch
Digital gallery of
Private Cyril Edwin Birch
Digital gallery of
Private Cyril Edwin Birch
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 201 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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