BIRCH Francis Wykeham Wallace

  • First Name(s):
    Francis 
    Wykeham 
    Wallace 
  • Surname:
    BIRCH
  • Service Number:
    Unknown
  • Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    9th Gurkha Rifles
  • Battalion:
    2nd Battalion attached 2nd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    23rd January 1920
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Delhi Memorial (India Gate), India, Face 31. Buried in Jandola Cemetery, Grave 27.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Charles Wykeham Male Birch and Margaret Kerfoot Birch

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

BIRCH Francis Wykeham Wallace Is Named On These Memorials

Bromsgrove School WW1 Memorial

Further Information About BIRCH Francis Wykeham Wallace

Additional information on the memorial: Second- Lieut.

Francis Birch attended Bromsgrove School from 1914 to 1917.  As well as being a School Monitor he played in the school rugby team (XV).  He went to India after leaving Sandhurst.  Whilst in command of supports 20th January 1920 he went up to the firing line to see if he could be of assistance and was killed when returning from the line.

Source for additional information: Bromsgrove School at War 1914-19 by Philip Bowen.

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