| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P01113.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PHOTOGRAPH OF AN OIL PAINTED PHOTOGRAPH OF SECOND LIEUTENANT FREDERICK BIRKS VC MM (1894-1917) BY ...
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PHOTOGRAPH OF AN OIL PAINTED PHOTOGRAPH OF SECOND LIEUTENANT FREDERICK BIRKS VC MM (1894-1917) BY F. HORNSBY. LIEUTENANT BIRKS SERVED WITH 2ND FIELD AMBULANCE ON GALLIPOLI AND WENT ON THE WIN THE MILITARY MEDAL AT POZIERES IN JULY 1916. FIVE MONTHS BEFORE HIS DEATH HE WAS COMMISSIONED AS SUBALTERN OF THE 6TH BATTALION. HE DIED IN SEPTEMBER 1917 EAST OF YPRES, BELGIUM, AND WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY FOR HIS `CONSPICUOUS BRAVERY'.
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- The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (47) Second Lieutenant Frederick Birks, 6th Australian Infantry Battalion, First World War, 1914-1918
- The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (47) Second Lieutenant Frederick Birks, 6th Australian Infantry Battalion, First World War, 1914-1918
- Western Front