| Name | William Joseph BIRCH (d) |
| Rank/Number | Private / 202173 |
| Regiment/Unit | Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry / 1/4th Battalion |
| Enlisted | Oxford |
| Age/Date of death | 28 / 15 Aug 1917 |
| How died/Theatre of war | Died of wounds / France & Flanders |
| Residence at death | Cullam Green, Berks |
| Cemetery | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Reference | XXII.P.19 |
| Location of memorial | Stoke Poges Church |
| Date/Place of birth | 09 Feb 1889 / Stoke Poges |
| Date/Place of baptism | 10 Mar 1889 Hedgerley |
| Occupation of Casualty | |
| Parents/Occupation | James & Ellen Birch nee Hazell / gas works labourer |
| Parents' Address | 1901: Bells Hill, Stoke Common |
| Wife | Louisa M Birch nee Boon mar Dec qtr 15 |
| Wife's Address | Yew Tree Cottages, Farnham Common |
| Notes | formerly 5686 OBLI. Brother of Arthur James Birch |