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A Birchall Casualty from Arras, France, May 1917

Posted in 1914-1918 Service Medals, Family Groups & Singles with tags , , , on April 21, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_KingdomThis is the WW1 group for Benjamin Lawrence Birchall, who died of wounds at the 37th Casualty Clearing Station at Avesnes-le-Comte on the 11th of May, 1917. He was a Gunner for the Royal Field Artillery and was in the 17th Division Ammunition Column at the time of his wounding. Each medal is stamped 76646 L.Birchall RA.

He was the son of Benjamin R. Birchall and Elizabeth A. Birchall of Drummany, Sterlogan Park, Blackrock, Dublin. His death penny is named Lawrence Birchall.

The final photo is of the Avesnes-le-Comte Communal Extension Cematary where he is buried.

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