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Flight Lieutenant HENRY BIRKLAND

Service Number: J/5233
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Canadian Air Force

72 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Date of Death

Died 31 March 1944

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY

7. C. 3.

Poland

Great Escaper headstones in Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland - used for 'Legacy of Liberation' online initiative, 2019

Photographer: Scott Smith, CWGC

  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Kristian M. Birkland and Botilda Birkland, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Personal Inscription BELOVED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALIKE, HE GAVE HIS LIFE, KNOWING THIS RIGHT
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