Private George Edward Bircher

Army Number: 71483 (formerly 31990 North Staffordshire Regiment)

Battalion: 1/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at New Silksworth, County Durham. Son of Elizabeth Storey, of 1, Aline Street, New Silksworth. He was a coal miner prior to enlisting at Sunderland. He was killed in action, 30th September 1918,  during the attack on the St. Quentin Canal and Hindenburg Line. 

Buried: Bellicourt British Cemetery, France. Plot 6. Row B. Grave 3.

Private George Edward bircher is also commemorated on the following memorials:-
St. Matthew and Wilfrid’s Church War Memorial, Silksworth County Durham.
Silkskworth Welfare Park War Memorial, Silksworth County Durham.