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Name	William Joseph BIRCH
Rank/Number	Private   202173
Regiment	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
Last known address	Cullam Green, Berks
Cemetery	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Grave or Memorial Reference	XXII.P.19
Location of memorial	Hedgerley St Mary the Virgin
Date/Place of birth	09 Feb 1889      Stoke Poges
Date/Place of baptism	10 Mar 1889 Hedgerley
Pre-war occupation of Casualty
Parents	James & Ellen Birch nee Hazell
Parent's occupation	gas works labourer
Parents' Address (last known)	1901: Bells Hill, Stoke Common
Wife	Louisa M Birch nee Boon mar Dec qtr 15
Wife's Address (last known)	Yew Tree Cottages, Farnham Common
Notes	formerly 5686 OBLI. Brother of Arthur James Birch (Stoke Poges)

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