2nd Lieutenant
BORN HULL 1894. YOUNGEST SON OF WILLIAM ALEXANDER BIRRELL AND MARTHA ELLEN BIRRELL, OF 44 PARK STREET, HULL.(CWGC ADDRESS). AN APPRENTICE ENGINEER AT THE HELLYERS STEAM FISHING COMPANY. HE WAS AN ATHLETE OF CONSIDERABLE REPUTE, HAVING HELD BOTH SWIMMING AND BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS. HIS ARMY MEDICAL RECORDS, DESCRIBED HIS AS 5 FOOT, 7 INCH […]
