BIRNIE, GERALD, Lieut., 46th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, yst. s. of Henry Birnie, of Brackendene, Weybridge, by his wife, Edith Maude (-); b. Lucknow, India, 3 Dec. 1898; educ. Cheltenham College, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.F.A. 23 Feb. 1917; promoted Lieut. the following Oct.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 21 Dec., and died at Rouen 4 Nov. 1918, of wounds received in action near Cambrai 29 Oct. previously. Buried at Rouen; unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5