Sidney John Birch (1884-1963)
Item
Dublin Core
Type
Title
Sidney John Birch (1884-1963)
Contributor
Date
1915
Publisher
Wyndham City Libraries
Format
text
Language
eng
World War One Veterans Item Type Metadata
Name
Sidney John Birch
Birth Date
Birthplace
Enlistment Date
Next of Kin
Mrs (Addess) Birch
Astor
Queen's Road
Melbourne
Mother
Astor
Queen's Road
Melbourne
Mother
Address at time of Enlistment
Duncans Road,
Werribee
Werribee
Occupation
Marital Status
Single
Death Date
Biographical Text
Sidney John Birch
At the time of enlistment, the electoral roll records Sidney Birch as living in Duncans Road, Werribee and employed as a farmer.
War Service
Despite enlisting, Sidney never saw war service.
Instead, following a very short period at a training depot in Seymour, he was hositalised following two bouts of meningitis. Sidney spent time being treated and recovering at Ascot Vale and Mont Park.
Sidney was discharged as medically unfit, not due to misconduct on 21 March 1916 and was awarded a pension of £52 per annum.
Medals and Entitlements:
At the time of enlistment, the electoral roll records Sidney Birch as living in Duncans Road, Werribee and employed as a farmer.
War Service
Despite enlisting, Sidney never saw war service.
Instead, following a very short period at a training depot in Seymour, he was hositalised following two bouts of meningitis. Sidney spent time being treated and recovering at Ascot Vale and Mont Park.
Sidney was discharged as medically unfit, not due to misconduct on 21 March 1916 and was awarded a pension of £52 per annum.
Medals and Entitlements:
- Nil awarded
Bibliography
ancestry.com
Australian War Memorial
awm.gov.au
National Archives of Australia
naa.gov.au
Collection
Citation
“Sidney John Birch (1884-1963),” Wyndham History, accessed September 28, 2023, http://www.wyndhamhistory.net.au/items/show/2460.
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