| Surname: | Birkitt |
| Initials: | W E |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 2692868 |
| Notes: | CMP. 24/4/1928 he enlisted in the Scots Guards for 3/9 years,23/8/1908 born Swinderby, Lincoln, horeseman, 23/4/1931 to Army Reserve, 3/1/1940 transferred to CMP. 28/4/45 discharged. War Diary WO 171/390 Guards Armoured Division Pro Coy, 30/7/44, Caen, L/Cpl Birkitt W involved in motorcycle accident on outskirts of Caen - bad leg injuries. Casualty List 1530, North West Europe, Wounded, 4/8/1944. William Edric Birkitt. |