Claim: Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, the Governor of North Borneo, was born on April 29, 1857 in Tincomalee, Ceylon (but sent to England at the age of ten to live with his grandfather) and died December 17, 1929 in East Sussex, England.
Evidence: Governor of North Borneo 17 December 1929(1929-12-17) (aged 72)
Battle, East Sussex, Sussex, England Although born in Trincomalee, Ceylon in 29 April 1857, he was sent to England at the age of 10 to stay with his grandfather, Rev.