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Pte. Peter Birrell
British Army 14th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Edinburgh.
(d.30th Nov 1917)
My Great Uncle, Peter Birrell, lies in Grave Reference XXX. N. 10A. at Etaples Military Cemetery. He was the son of Alexander Birrell, of 74, Temple Park Crescent, Edinburgh. Peter served in the South African Campaign and on the Western Front. He was wounded in the German counter attack at Battle of Cambrai on the 30th of November 1917 and died at Etaples Wounded Clearance Centre. He also served in the Royal Scots during the Boer War and was wounded at Grobel's Farm in 1901.