Date of birth:

August 16th, 1917 (Caldwell/Manitoba, Canada)

Date of death:

March 31st, 1944 (Sagan, Germany)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Poznan
Plot: 7. Row: C. Grave: 3.

Service number:

J/5233

Nationality:

Canadian

Flight lieutenant Henry Birkland was taken prisoner of war in 1941. He was executed by the Gestapo on 31 March 1944 after a failed escape attempt during the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III.

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• - Henry Birkland - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada
  

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