British Army Veterinary Corps
Joseph Richard BIRCHELL
Corporal
Died 4 February 1916 · Aged 35
His story
Joseph Richard Birchell was a corporal at the Army Veterinary Corps Depot in Woolwich. In civilian life he worked as a box maker in Camberwell, London. His mother, Mrs Birchell, lived at 11 Hyndman Grove, Old Kent Road.
He died on 4 February 1916, aged 35, and is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Box Maker
- Residence recorded
- Camberwell
- Family
- CWGC particulars: Son of Mrs. Birchell, of 11, Hyndman Grove, Old Kent Rd., London.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Corporal
- Service number
- R/190
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot, Woolwich
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 4 February 1916
- Age
- 35
- Place of death
- United Kingdom
- Recorded cause
- Tuberculosis
- Cemetery or memorial
- Kensal Green Cemetery
- Grave reference
- 213\. 9. 11. (Screen Wall.).
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 66
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Joseph Richard Birchell”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/birchell-joseph-richard-r-190/.
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