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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 17812" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Birtwistle </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>William Harrison </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2/1 Independent Company </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Private </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>NX68064 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>23rd January 1942 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>26 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea H.D.3 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 09.07.1915, Auckland, New Zealand</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Herbert J. and Kathleen G. Birtwistle, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single upon enlistment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>civil occupation commercial traveller</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Next of kin - Father Mr. Hubert Jerneyham Birtwistle, 141 Basset Road, Remurea, Auckland, New Zealand</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>30.01.1941 enlisted Paddington, New South Wales</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA New Britain </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-birtwistle.37532/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37532-36f79f6faca8479040b92d3bf88f30cb.jpg?1661605102" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-birtwistle-grave.37531/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37531-a716499f33f4a8f627e168ce346e328f.jpg?1661604459" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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