Tim Birkin

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Tim Birkin was a famed British racing driver and one of the original "Bentley Boys," renowned for his daring driving style and key role in Bentley’s pre-war motorsport successes.

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Tim Birkin canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person ⓘ
human ⓘ
racing driver ⓘ
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
birthDate 1896-07-26 ⓘ
causeOfDeath blood poisoning ⓘ
competedIn 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
Grand Prix motor racing ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1933-06-22 ⓘ
describedAs hero of British motorsport in the 1920s and 1930s ⓘ
one of the original Bentley Boys ⓘ
designed Bentley Blower ⓘ
droveFor Alfa Romeo ⓘ
Bentley ⓘ
era interwar period ⓘ
familyName Birkin ⓘ
linked to: Birkin Blower
fullName Sir Henry Ralph Stanley Birkin ⓘ
linked to: Sir Henry Birkin
gender male ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
knownFor supercharged Bentley cars ⓘ
memberOf Bentley Boys ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
nickname Tim ⓘ
nobleTitle 2nd Baronet Birkin ⓘ
notableFor 24 Hours of Le Mans victories ⓘ
daring driving style ⓘ
pre-war motorsport successes with Bentley ⓘ
occupation businessperson ⓘ
racing driver ⓘ
participatedIn World War I ⓘ
placeOfBirth Nottingham, England ⓘ
linked to: Nottingham
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
relative Archibald Birkin ⓘ
Margaret Birkin ⓘ
residence Blakeney, Norfolk ⓘ
linked to: Blakeney
sportsDiscipline endurance racing ⓘ
sports car racing ⓘ
title baronet ⓘ
vehicleClassDriven Bentley 4½ Litre ⓘ
Bentley Blower 4½ Litre ⓘ
linked to: Bentley Blower

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bentley Blower → associatedDriver → Tim Birkin ⓘ
Bentley Speed Six → notableDriver → Tim Birkin ⓘ
Bentley Boys → member → Tim Birkin ⓘ