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WWII – Clarence Frederick Birkenbach (Burton) (Africa)

by douggieweeks WW II, WWII Africa

Clarence Frederick
Birkenbach (Burton) (1910-1976)

Served in the SA Army during WW 2
L-R Jessie Mary Anne,Stanley, Clarence and Stella Elizabeth

Clarence Frederick Birkenbach was born on 16 June 1910, in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, his father, Carl Bastian Birkenbach, was 29 and his mother, Emily Adolphina Lonngren, was 22. He died on 13 February 1976, in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, at the age of 65, and was buried in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Clarence Frederick Birkenbach father Carl Bastian Birkenbach, is Jan Gerhardus younger brother.
Jan Gerhardus married Martha Magdalena Weeks

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Birkenbach Family for the photos (2022)

WWII – Bernard Lonngren Birkenbach (Africa)

by douggieweeks WW II, WWII Africa

Bernard Lonngren Birkenbach (1917-1989)

Served in the SA Army during WW 2
Sergeant 31219
Random Soldier

Sergant Bernard Lonngren Birkenbach was born on 1 May 1917, in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, his father, Carl Sebastian Birkenbach, was 36 and his mother, Emily Adolphina Lonngren, was 29. He married Elizabeth Grace Clegg on 31 March 1946, in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. He died on 26 July 1989, in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, at the age of 72.

Bernard Lonngren Birkenbach , his father, Carl Sebastian, was the brother of Jan Gerhardus Birkenback that married Martha Madalena Weeks .

Service number 31219

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Birkenbach Family for the photos (2022) https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records/5604887/sergeant-b-l-birkenbach-south-african-army (2022) https://www.angloboerwar.com/name-search (2022)
https://www.angloboerwar.com/ (2022)

WWII – Xavier Sebastian Birkenbach (Africa)

by douggieweeks WW II, WWII Africa

Xavier Sebastian Birkenbach (1918-1937)

Xavier Sebastian served in the SA Navy during WW 2

Service number 71268
Xavier Sebastian left celebrating his birthday on the 31 October , probabily 1944 in Egypt

Xavier Sebastiaan Birkenbach was born in 1918, in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, his father, Jan Gerhardus Birkenbach, was 40 and his mother, Martha Magdalena Weeks, was 32. He died in 1976, in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, at the age of 58, and was buried in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Birkenbach Family for the photos (2022) https://www.angloboerwar.com/name-search (2022)
https://www.angloboerwar.com/ (2022)

WWII – Xavier Sebastian Birkenbach (Africa)

by douggieweeks WW II, WWII Africa

Xavier Sebastian Birkenbach (1918-1937)

Xavier Sebastian served in the SA Navy during WW 2

Service number 71268
Xavier Sebastian left celebrating his birthday on the 31 October , probabily 1944 in Egypt

Xavier Sebastiaan Birkenbach was born in 1918, in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, his father, Jan Gerhardus Birkenbach, was 40 and his mother, Martha Magdalena Weeks, was 32. He died in 1976, in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, at the age of 58, and was buried in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Birkenbach Family for the photos (2022) https://www.angloboerwar.com/name-search (2022)
https://www.angloboerwar.com/ (2022)

Boer War – Carl Bastian Birkenbach (Africa)

by douggieweeks Boer War, WW I Africa, WWI

Carl Sebastian
Birkenbach (Burton)

(1881-1921)

CS Birkenbach was a member of the Western Transvaal Command of the Boer forces during the Anglo Boer war from 1899 till 1902. WO 108/368
On 27 February 1900 his command was captured at Paardekraal. He was kept as POW on St Helena Island until the end of the war.
Number WO 108/368.
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https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/GSPC-HDF (2022)
https://www.angloboerwar.com/name-search (2022)

Boer War – Jan Gerhardus Birkenbach (Africa)

by douggieweeks Boer War, WW I Africa, WWI

Jan Gerhardus Birkenbach
(1878-1937)

Jan Birkenbach was a member of the Western Transvaal Command of the Boer forces during the Anglo Boer war from 1899 till 1902.

Series number WO 108/368
On 27 February 1900 his command was captured at Paardekraal. He was kept as POW on St Helena Island until the end of the war.

Jan Gerhardus Birkenbach was born on 28 July 1878, in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, his father, Carl Birkenbach, was 47 and his mother, Maria Elizabeth Koster, was 37. He married Martha Magdalena Weeks on 26 July 1910, in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1900. He died on 7 November 1937, in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, at the age of 59, and was buried in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Acknowledgement:
https://www.angloboerwar.com/name-search (2022)
https://www.angloboerwar.com/ (2022)

Xhosa Frontier War – Carl Birkenbach

by douggieweeks Xhosa Frontier War

Carl Birkenbach

19 April 1831-24 October1906

Carl Birkenbach
served in the British German Legion from 11 July 1855 till 31 March 1861
posted at Fort Murray in East London.

Carl Birkenbach was born on 19 April 1831, in Sankt Ingbert, Bavaria, Germany as the son of Joannis Philippus Birkenbach and Catharinae Sahner. He married Maria Elizabeth Koster on 27 September 1869, in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1856. He registered for military service in 1855. In 1877, at the age of 46, his occupation is listed as business partner in weyse and birkenbach, house, sign and coach painters in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa. He died on 24 October 1906, in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa,

Carl Birkenbach, the father of Jan Gerhardus Birkenbach and married Martha Magdalena Weeks

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_German_Legion

Grace (Ackery) Weeks

by douggieweeks People Profile

Grace Ackery Weeks
1794 - 1824(30)

James Weeks Time Line

James Weeks married Maria Ann ( Shepperson) Smith-
James Family and siblings

James Weeks married Grace Ackerly (1817-1824)
Grace Family and siblings

Sadly Grace Ackerly
passed in 1824

James Weeks re-married Maria Ann ( Shepperson) Smith (1825)
Maria Ann Family and siblings

James Weeks

by douggieweeks People Profile

James Weeks
6 June 1790 - 6 April 1835(45)

James Weeks Time Line

James Weeks married Maria Ann ( Shepperson) Smith-
James Family and siblings

James Weeks married Grace Ackerly
Grace Family and siblings

Sadly Grace Ackerly
passed in 1824

James Weeks re-married with Maria Ann ( Shepperson) Smith
Maria Ann Family and siblings