Lieutenant Gerald Alfred Birks
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Birks,
Gerald Alfred
Date of birth: 1894-10-30
Place of birth: Montreal Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Mr. W.M. Birks (father), Phillips Square, Montreal, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address:
Phillips Square, Montreal, Quebec
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1991-05-26
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Lieutenant, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Lieutenant (Air Force).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Military Cross
Date of award: 1918-09-16
Military Cross First Bar
Date of award: 1918-09-16
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
44722
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B0750-S021
Uploader's Notes: Of the Henry Birks (jewellery firm) family. Wounded on the Somme, Nov. 1916. he joined the Royal Flying Corps in March of 1917.
Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion C Company Lieutenant Air Force Royal Flying Corps 66th Squadron Military Cross Military Cross First Bar ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2009-03-25
Last modified: 2020-06-06