Waterloo Region Generations
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Private John Birch

Private John Birch

Male Abt 1895 - 1918  (~ 23 years)

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  • Name John Birch 
    Prefix Private 
    Born Abt 1895 
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 - 153rd Battalion  [1
    • Birch, John Private. He lived in Hespeler and enlisted with the 153rd Battalion, in the winter of 1916. He was transferred to another battalion when he got to France. He was killed in the fall of 1918 before the signing of the Armistice. He was one of the boys of the Coombe Home in Hespeler.

      Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
    Birch,John-WW1.jpg
    Birch,John-WW1.jpg
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    WW1, Private, 153rd Battalion 
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-158234P 
    Died 1 Nov 1918  , France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I158234  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    2. [S1891] Military - Peace Souvenir - Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Nov 1918 - , France Link to Google Earth
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