BIRCH Reginald William Henry

  • First Name(s):
    Reginald 
    William 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    BIRCH
  • Service Number:
    14325497
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Leicestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    15th August 1944
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Ranville War Cemetery, France, Grave I. D. 32.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of William Charles and Ellen Audrey Birch, of Hampton, Evesham, Worcestershire

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BIRCH Reginald William Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Evesham War Memorial
Hampton St Andrew’s Church WW2 Memorial
Hampton War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Hampton St Andrew’s Church with the additional information: Leic Regt.

Further Information About BIRCH Reginald William Henry

Appears on the Army casualties list for Worcestershire.

1939 Register
92 Pershore Road, Hampton
William C. Birch, born 15th June 1898, Market Gardener, Own Account
Ellen A. Birch, born 30th June 1900, Unpaid Domestic Duties
Reginald W.H. Birch, born 13th May 1924, Assistant Cinema Operator

Evesham Standard, Saturday 26th August 1944:
Killed in Normandy
Only Son of Local Market Gardener
Official information was received on Monday by Mr. and Mrs. W. Birch, 92 Pershore-road, Hampton, that their only son, Pte. Reginald William Henry Birch, aged 20, has been killed in action in Normandy.
Born and educated in Hampton, he was formerly employed by the Regal Cinema, Evesham, leaving for the Forces in 1942. He was a popular member of the Boys Club and a keen table tennis player. His parents had been hearing regularly from him ever since shortly after D-Day.
His father is a well known local market gardener.

The following information has been researched and transcribed by Peter Stewart:
Evesham Journal and Four Shires Advertiser, Saturday, 26th August 1944:
HAMPTON SOLDIER KILLED – PTE. R.W.H. BIRCH
Mr. and Mrs. W. Birch, of 92 Pershore-road, Hampton, have received a notification that their only son, Pte. Reginald William Henry Birch, has been killed in action in Normandy. Pte. Birch was 20 years of age, and a native of Hampton. He was operator at the Regal Cinema before entering the Forces in November, 1942, and was also a member of the Boys’ Club. His father is a market gardener.

(Reginald was the son of William Charles and Ellen Audrey Birch (nee Richardson) who were married in 1922.)

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