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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
L/Cpl. Jesse Birkinshaw MM.
British Army 8th Battalion Royal Highlanders
from:Ossett, West Yorkshire
Jesse Survived the war but died in 1920 at his home in Ossett, West Yorkshire, he died of trench fever.
L-Cpl. Arthur Reginald Birks
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Westbourne Road, West Hartlepool
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Arthur Birks was born in Stranton, West Hartlepool on 27th of August 1895 to Elisa and Edwin Birks. He enlisted with the County Battalion DLI at West Hartlepool on the 18th of September 1914. His occupation is given as Clerk and he is recorded as being 19 years old, 6 feet tall, weighing 158 lbs with a 37 inch chest. Arthur was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.
Pte. Benson Birks
British Army 6th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment
from:Chesterfield
2nd Lt. Frederick Birks VC MM
Australian Imperial Force 6th Btn
from:Australia
(d.21 September 1917)
Lt. Frederick Birks VC MM.
Australian Imperial Force 6th Btn. Australian Infantry
(d.21st Sep 1917)
Lieutenant Frederick Birks served with the 6th Australian Infantry AIF during WW1 and died on the 21st September 1917, Age: 23. He is buried in Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Belgium He was the son of Samuel and Mary Birks. Born at Buckley, Flintshire, Wales.
An extract from the Third Supplement to The London Gazette, No. 30372, of 8th November, 1917, records the following:-
For most conspicuous bravery in attack, when, accompanied by only a corporal, he rushed a strong point which was holding up the advance. The corporal was wounded by a bomb, but 2nd Lt. Birks went on by himself, killed the remainder of the enemy occupying the position, and captured a machine gun. Shortly afterwards he organised a small party and attacked another strong point which was occupied by about twenty-five of the enemy, of whom many were killed and an officer and fifteen men captured. During the consolidation this officer did magnificent work in reorganising parties of other units which had been disorganised during the operations. By his wonderful coolness and personal bravery 2nd Lt. Birks kept his men in splendid spirits throughout. He was killed at his post by a shell whilst endeavouring to extricate some of his men who had been buried by a shell.
Pte. George Birks
British Army 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment
George Birks was discharged on the 9th of May 1916, time expired
Pte. Harold Victor Birks
British Army 18th Btn. D Coy. Durham Light Infantry
from:17 South Burn Terrace, West Hartlepool
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Harold Victor Birks was born on the 6th May 1895 in Stranton, West Hartlepool, United Kingdom, son of Mary Hannah and James W. Birks. He was employed as an office boy with a timber merchant and enlisted at West Hartlepool on the 29th of Sepetember 1914, Harold served with D Coy. 18th Battalion DLI. He was killed on the 1st of July 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
Pte. Stanley Birlinson
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.24th May 1915)
Lance Sjt. W. Birlison
Army 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Thomas Birmingham
British Army 2nd Btn. Irish Guards
from:Allen, Co Kildare
(d.31st Jul 1917)
2nd Lt. William Arthur Birmingham
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
(d.9th Aug 1915)
William Arthur Birmingham was the son of John Birmingham, of Galway; and husband of Margery R. Cooke (formerly of Birmingham), of 50, Upper Leeson St., Dublin. He served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers 6th Battalion and died in Turkey in August 1915 aged 35. He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
Pte. Rod. Birney
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
Pte. William Birney
British Army 7/8th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
(d.20th Jan 1918)
William Birney was born in Dublin and enlisted in Clydebank, Dumbartonshire, Scotland. He died of wounds in France and is buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery.
Pte. George Alexander Birnie
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Rifleman Robert Birnie
British Army 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast
(d.1st July 1916)
Rflmn. Robert Birnie
British Army 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
from:3 Broom St, Belfast
(d.1st July 1916)
Robert Birnie was my Great Grandfather. He was 33 years of age and a Lewis Gunner, all we know is that he was B Coy and was killed on the first day of the Somme. His wife was still looking for information about him a year later as he has no known grave.
Pte Thomas Birnie
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:9, Gordon Block, Sunnyside, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(d.11th Jul 1916)
Birnie, Thomas. Private 19/1407, Killed in Action on 11th July 1916. Aged 20 years.
Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 10 B 11 B and 12 B.
Son of Thomas and E. Birnie, of 9, Gordon Block, Sunnyside, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Pte James Birrell
British Army 10th Btn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:Edinburgh
Pte. Peter Birrell
British Army 14th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Edinburgh.
(d.30th Nov 1917)
My Great Uncle, Peter Birrell, lies in Grave Reference XXX. N. 10A. at Etaples Military Cemetery. He was the son of Alexander Birrell, of 74, Temple Park Crescent, Edinburgh. Peter served in the South African Campaign and on the Western Front. He was wounded in the German counter attack at Battle of Cambrai on the 30th of November 1917 and died at Etaples Wounded Clearance Centre. He also served in the Royal Scots during the Boer War and was wounded at Grobel's Farm in 1901.
Pte. Daniel Francis Birt
British Army 8th Battalion London Regiment
from:Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Off.Stwd. George Herbert Birthistle
Royal Navy HMS Kestrel
(d.16th Oct 1918)
Officer's Steward 1st Class George Birthistle was the brother-in-law of F. Brookes, of 27 Waltheof Avenue, Tottenham, London. He was from Dublin, George accidentally drowned aged 32, and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent.
CSM. Fred Birtwistle DCM & Bar.
British Army 2nd Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Hollywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
Fred Birtwistle, from Bury, Lancashire, joined the Rifle Brigade to fight at the Boer War in Africa and was awarded medals for South Africa. He was the son of Samuel & Ellen Birtwistle, he was my great-grandfather. He married Margaret (née Bell), from Banbridge, Northern Ireland, whilst at the Palace Barracks in Hollywood, Belfast, 1909. Their first child was my grandmother Ellen. They had other children: Frederick George, Samuel, Isabel and Jeanette.
Fred was awarded a DCM & Bar on 18th of June 1917 and Bar September 22nd 1917. He later received a clasp of roses along with the three WW1 service medals. This was gazetted also for gallantry awards in the field.
Fred was a Company Sergeant Major in the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade. Sadly, Fred died on May 24th 1920 whilst at his barracks at Winchester just after the war. He was aged 38 and is commemorated with a CWWG at Winchester Old Hill Cemetery, England. His DCM & Bar is on display at The Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester, England. Fred's wife died in 1960 at Finlay Street, Ligoniel Village, Belfast, leaving their grandchildren Freddy, Geordie, Isabel, Ellie, Alfie, Ivan, Robert, Reg, Susan, Dinah, and Teddy.
Like so many thousands of brave men that gave their lives for our freedom, our father, grandfather, great-grandfather Fred was a hero and like all who died will be remembered. My mother's sister Susan always remembers the story her mother told her about losing her shoe (a red one) on the way back from India to Liverpool in 1914. Funny how simple things mean so much for memories. I know this story is a personal one but I hope it encourages anyone who reads it.
A/Capt. George Noel Bisatt
British Army 6th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
My great uncle George Bisatt, from Fishlake in Yorkshire was a railway clerk living in Sheffield when war broke out. He joined the 12th Yorks and Lancaster Regiment, The Sheffield Pals and served on The Somme. He was commissioned into the 6th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, in June 1917 and saw action in the Third Battle of Ypres. He was the battalion Adjutant in 1918. Does anyone have any information or a photo of of him?
At the end of the war he led the party who returned to Bradford to collect the colours, does anyone have a clear copy of the photo of the handing over ceremony, as printed in the History of the 6th Battalion?
Pte. Harold Bish
British Army 1/19th Btn. London Regiment
from:15 Aylmer Road, Shepherds Bush
(d.22nd Aug 1917)
Harold Bish is my great uncle, son of Sophia Bish nee Taylor, first wife of my Great Grandad. Sophia moved from Nottingham (after separating from grt grandad) to Shepherds Bush before the war, where Harold worked as an accountants clerk.
He joined the Middlesex Regiment later served with the 1/19th Battalion London Regiment. Unfortunately he never returned from war and Sophia suffered the death of a second son. I would love to trace his medals - Victory and British.
Pte. Abel Bishop
British Army Yorkshire Hussars
from:Huby, Leeds
Able Bishop served with the Yorkshire Hussars, his brothers Charles and Herbert and nephew Maurice served wth the West Yorkshire Regiment.
Pte. Arthur Bishop
British Army !st Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Knott Mill, Manchester
(d.8th Mar 1916)
Arthur Ormrod was born in 1892 to Peter Ormrod and Jane Bishop (nee Lolley) in Salford. He joined the British Army under the name of Arthur Bishop. Arthur had a half-brother called Ben Bishop, who was a grenadier guard and a professional soldier. Arthur probably joined up under the name Bishop to get assigned to the same unit as Ben. Arthur was killed in action at the Battle of Dujailah in Mesopotamia on 8 March 1916.
Pte. Charles Bishop
British Army 1/5th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Harewood, Leeds
(d.13th Jul 1915)
Father Who Died Like a True Gentleman
“He died like a true English gentleman,†is an officer's tribute to a Huby private killed in action. He was Pte Charles Bishop, of the Harrogate Territorials (1/5th West Yorkshires), and was one of the three sons and one grandson of Mrs John Bishop, of Huby, all of whom volunteered their services. Their portraits appear in this issue.
Pte. Bishop was killed as he was coming out of the trenches, the bullet severing the jugular vein. He was 38 years of age, and leaves a widow and 4 children. The high esteem in which Private Bishop was held by his comrades is shown in the letter to his widow from Lieut J C Walker, who says, - "I have refrained from writing to you until I thought your grief would have subsided a little. But I now wish to let you know of the high opinion we all had of your late husband. He was a grand example to my younger fellows, and a good soldier who died like a true English Gentleman. I much regret his loss and example, but feel sure you will feel happier when you know we all liked him so much, and feel his loss. Believe me, etc."
Private Bishop's son - Maurice, aged 18 - is serving in the 2/5th West Yorkshires, and in the same regiment is his brother, Herbert, whilst another brother - Abel - is in the Yorkshire Hussars.
Pte. Charles Bishop
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
Pte. Charles Bishop
British Army 8th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Downton
(d.30th May 1918)
Charles Bishop was my Husbands great uncle, we have been trying to find more information about him. His name is on the Soissons Memorial.
Pte. Charles Bishop
British Army 8th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Downton
(d.30th May 1918 )
Charles Bishop is my Great Uncle and he had been forgotten until researching for a family tree.
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