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Archibald Birse

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Archibald's Pension Record (image courtesy of WFA)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 1862
  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
  • Place of Death: Iraq
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 21.01.1916
  • Burial Country: Iraq
  • Cemetery: Basra War Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 25

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 2 City Road, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Annie Birse, 24 St Mary St, Dundee

  • Father:
  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:
  • Children:

    Jessie

More about Archibald Birse

Archibald has no known grave but is remembered on the Basra Memorial.

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