Frederick Birks
Full name:
Frederick Birks, VC, MM
Born:
Buckley, Flintshire
Wales
Died:
Ypres
Belgium
Occupation:
Labourer
Fate:
Killed in action
Highest rank:
Second Lieutenant
Enlistment:
Decorations/ commendations:
Victoria Cross (VC), Military Medal (MM), World War I service medals
Service:
Australian Imperial Force
Service Number:
47
Conflict:
World War I 1914-1918
Military event:
Battle of Pozières 1916, Battle of the Menin Road Ridge 1917, Battle of the Somme 1916, Gallipoli Campaign 1915, Landing at Anzac Cove 1915, Third Battle of Ypres 1917, Western Front 1916-1918
Unit:
6th Australian Infantry Battalion AIF, 2nd Field Ambulance AIF