Date: 26/03/2016
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Captain (Revd.) John Birkbeck, No. 9 Commando Padre
Rev. John Edward Hilbert Blake BIRKBECK
Service no. 266374. (C. of S.).
2nd Mar. 1943 granted Emergency Commission as Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. [Commission source: London Gazette 35980, page 1737.]
There is another photo of Revd. Birkbeck in our gallery here [view photo].
There is reference in the newspaper article to an award of the MC although to date no National Archives or London Gazette entry has been found for this. [see comments]. Please contact us if you have such information.
None of the six entries in Commando Association newsletters from 1949 until his death, that have a mention of him, including the Obituaries entry, show M.C. against his name. Sources: Newsletters 9, 45, 66, 67, 71, 89 (Obituary entry).
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Wed 11 Jul 2018 11:12:54 EDT
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References in Commando Assoc. Newsletters
None of the six entries in Commando Association newsletters from 1949 until his death, that have a mention of him, including the Obituaries entry, show M.C. against his name. Sources: Newsletters 9, 45, 66, 67, 71, 89 (Obituary entry).
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Wed 11 Jul 2018 11:12:54 EDT