Birks, Walter Richard

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Primary information

University connections
UAdelaideUAdelaide.Roseworthy Agricultural College
Event flag
World War I
Thumbnail image
B-6185.jpeg [155kB]
Family name
Birks
Given name(s)
Walter Richard
Initials
W.R.
Gender
Male

Education

Early education
Birks, W.R. : Prince Alfred College, 1902 - 1903
Tertiary education
Birks W.R. : Agricultural Science.Roseworthy Diploma in Agriculture RDA, 1909, Roseworthy Agricultural CollegeBirks W.R. : Science.B.Sc., 1910, Adelaide University
Combined start dates
1906

Life events

Birth
Birks W.R. : Life.Birth 11 Mar 1886 - @ Hectorville [ SA Australia ]
Military service
Birks W.R. : Military and health.Enlisted: Bombardier 1915 - 1920
Military awards
Birks W.R. : Victory Medal 1919Birks W.R. : 1914-15 Star 1919Birks W.R. : British War Medal 1919
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Birks W.R. : Manager 1911 - 1913 Booborowie Experimental Farm @ Booborowie [ SA Australia ]Birks W.R. : Inspector of Agriculture 1913 - 1915 Department of Agriculture, NSW @ New South Wales [ NSW Australia ]Birks W.R. : Assistant Director 1920 - AIF Education Service @ AIF Education School [ Cambridge England ]Birks W.R. : Principal 1927 - 1932 Roseworthy Agricultural College @ Roseworthy Agricultural College : Roseworthy [ SA Australia ]Birks W.R. : Principal - 1927 Dookie Agricultural College @ Dookie Agricultural College : Dookie Agricultural College [ Dookie Australia ]
Other events
Birks W.R. : Specific terms.Studied 1919 - @ Cambridge University [ Cambridge England ]
Death
Birks W.R. : Death 1960 @ Heywood [ VIC Australia ]

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Documents and photographs

Additional photograph(s)
Walter R Birks - SLSA [B 6185] [ jpg ]
Documents
W R Birks - Roseworthy Student Card [ pdf ]University of Adelaide Student Card [ pdf ]W R Birks - Roseworthy Staff Card [ pdf ]Roseworthy College New Principal arrives [ pdf ]A War Story [ pdf ]

Family, religion, special flags

Religion
Presbyterian
Parental occupation
Draper
Related persons
 wasClassmateOf - > Kuhne, Frederick John  
 wasClassmateOf - > Sandland, Arnold Cooper  
 wasClassmateOf - > Best, Sydney Harold Thomas  
 wasClassmateOf - > Brown, Evan Owen  

Narrative and notes

External links

Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/search/all/?query=Walter+Birks&op=Search&format...s&search-check-all=1
Other URLs
https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/375932http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3084625

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