Flight Lieutenant ( Pilot ) Henry “Hank” Birkland Veteran

Birth: 16 Aug 1917
Spearhill, North Interlake Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Death: 25 Mar 1944 (aged 26)
Żagań, Powiat żagański, Lubuskie, Poland
Burial: Old Garrison Cemetery

Poznań, Miasto Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland Show Map GPS-Latitude: 52.4177972, Longitude: 16.9329917
Plot: 7. C. 3.
Memorial ID: 20953489 View Source

One of the Great Escape participants.

J35233 F/L Henry J Birkland, Canadian, born 16-Aug-1917, 72 Sqdn, (shot down 7-Nov-1941, Spitfire Vb, W3367), recaptured near Sagan, last seen alive 31-Mar-1944; murdered by Lux and Scharpwinkel; cremated at Liegnitz.

Royal Canadian Air Force
72 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Age: 25
Service No: J/5233
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
He was the son of Kristian M. Birkland and Botilda Birkland, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Anna Marie Birkland Dunkley

Christian B Birkland

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Lawrence Olaf Birkland

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