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Frederick Irwin Birrell

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Lc Cpl
Frederick Irwin Birrell

Military Details

Service Number: 3601228

Regiment & Unit / Ship

2nd South Lancashire Regiment

Service Branch

Army

Enlistment Details

Rank at Enlistment

Pte.

Battalion at Enlistment

2nd

Service Number at Enlistment

3601228

Service History

Battalion War Diary Extract

From April 1944 until the end of the war, it fought in the recapture of Burma, initially with the 36th Infantry Division alongside the 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. The 2nd battalion was then transferred to the 114th Indian Infantry Brigade, 7th Indian Infantry Division, serving with them until July 1945, when the Battalion came under command of the 20th Indian Division

Personal Details

Date of Birth

16th November 1918

Place of Birth

Frizington

Address

173 Main St, Frizington

Residence (Census)

173 Main Street , Frizington

Residence (Roll of Honour)

Main St , Frizington

Parents

John & Amelai

Siblings

Victor

Married

Edna May nee ricketts MArriage took place in Watford area in oct 1941

Education and Occupation

Occupation

Chip shop Asistant

Death and Memorial

Date of Death

1st March 1944

Age at Death

25

Place of Death

Burma

Theater of Action

Far East

Regiment at Death

South Lancashire Regiment

Battalion/Vessel at Death

2nd

Rank at Death

Lnc Cpl

Buried or Commemorated at

Taukkyan War Cemetery

Myanmar

Grave Position: 10. A 12.

Private Memorial: St Leonards Churchyard Cleator

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