In Memory Of
BIRCH, JOHN VYVYAN
Service Details
Age:
26
Date of Birth:
1916-04-18
Service No:
9470
Rank:
Sergeant
Regiment:
Die Middelandse Regiment, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1943-01-23
Cause of Death:
Died of amoebic dysentery, whilst a POW, at Caserta. He had been captured on the 14 June 1942 and shipped to Italy
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
VII, A, 11.
Cemetery:
CASERTA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Ernest Vincent and Mildred Elizabeth Birch of "Vogelvlei", Dordrecht District, Cape Province. Husband of Kathleen Florence Birch (nee Hartley), of Table Hill, Dordrecht. Born in Queenstown. A farmer. He had one daughter.
