William Birch
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2026 1:03 pm
Private 27685 William Birch
Abt 7/6/1896 - 9/10/1917 (21)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/birch-william
Dob abt 7/6/1896 Dudley
Baptism
Staffordshire Toll End Primitive Methodist
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Birth date 07 Jun 1896
Baptism date 23 Jun 1896
Person forename William
Person sex M
Father forename Harry
Mother forename Elizabeth
Father surname BIRCH
Person abode Toll End
Father occupation Stoker
Parents Harry Birch & Elizabeth ??
Parents Marriage ??
1901 14 Wesley Place, Toll End, Tipton, Staffs.
Harry Birch (33, General Labourer, born Tipton), his wife Elizabeth (29, born Hartlepool), and their 2 children: Alice (10, born Tipton), and William (4, born Tipton).
1911 14 Wesley Place, Toll End, Tipton, Staffs.
Harry Birch (43, Bolier Stoker, born Tipton), his wife Elizabeth (39, born Hartlepool), and their 3 surviving children of 4: Alice (20, Sausage Filler, born Tipton), William (14, Apprentice Boot Maker, born Tipton), and Laura (2, born Tipton).
WW1 Records
Private 27685 William Birch
Killed in Action on Tuesday, 9th October 1917, age 21.
Buried in Grave VII. C. 16. at Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-V., Belgium.
9th Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 32nd Brigade of 11th Division.
Formerly 31740 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Born: Toll End, Enlisted: Walsall, Resident: Unknown.
First landed France & Flanders, post 31st December 1915.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
Dod 9/10/1917 (21) KIA Belgium
Buried in Grave VII. C. 16. at Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-V., Belgium.
However, his burial was not until 6th September 1919 after his body had been recovered from its initial burial place 500 yards south-east of Poelcapelle.
Note: The incorrect spelling of Birch (as Pirch) has been reported to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and that fine organistion has agreed to correct it.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/97382/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11155808/w-birch
Commemorated Not commemorated on any Tipton memorial.
Abt 7/6/1896 - 9/10/1917 (21)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/birch-william
Dob abt 7/6/1896 Dudley
Baptism
Staffordshire Toll End Primitive Methodist
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Birth date 07 Jun 1896
Baptism date 23 Jun 1896
Person forename William
Person sex M
Father forename Harry
Mother forename Elizabeth
Father surname BIRCH
Person abode Toll End
Father occupation Stoker
Parents Harry Birch & Elizabeth ??
Parents Marriage ??
1901 14 Wesley Place, Toll End, Tipton, Staffs.
Harry Birch (33, General Labourer, born Tipton), his wife Elizabeth (29, born Hartlepool), and their 2 children: Alice (10, born Tipton), and William (4, born Tipton).
1911 14 Wesley Place, Toll End, Tipton, Staffs.
Harry Birch (43, Bolier Stoker, born Tipton), his wife Elizabeth (39, born Hartlepool), and their 3 surviving children of 4: Alice (20, Sausage Filler, born Tipton), William (14, Apprentice Boot Maker, born Tipton), and Laura (2, born Tipton).
WW1 Records
Private 27685 William Birch
Killed in Action on Tuesday, 9th October 1917, age 21.
Buried in Grave VII. C. 16. at Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-V., Belgium.
9th Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 32nd Brigade of 11th Division.
Formerly 31740 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Born: Toll End, Enlisted: Walsall, Resident: Unknown.
First landed France & Flanders, post 31st December 1915.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
Dod 9/10/1917 (21) KIA Belgium
Buried in Grave VII. C. 16. at Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-V., Belgium.
However, his burial was not until 6th September 1919 after his body had been recovered from its initial burial place 500 yards south-east of Poelcapelle.
Note: The incorrect spelling of Birch (as Pirch) has been reported to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and that fine organistion has agreed to correct it.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/97382/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11155808/w-birch
Commemorated Not commemorated on any Tipton memorial.
