Private 17021 Henry Birch

Private 17021 Henry Birch, 14^th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Died of wounds in the Battle of the Somme in France, 15 Sep 1916, aged 29

• Named on the Thiepval Memorial
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Henry and Ellen Birch
• NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC page for Pte Birch
• Thiepval Memorial
• NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Census and Family Information

• Born Jan qtr 1887 Curdworth Warwickshire
• A farmer in Lea Marston with his widowed mother [1911 census]