Regimental number | 703 |
Place of birth | London, Middlesex, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 35 Palmerston Road, Wealdstone Harrow, England |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Wife, E M Bird, 6 Sherwood Road, Harrow Middlesex, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He served all through the Gallipoli campaign before moving to France. He was twice wounded in battles in the Somme sector, and was killed on his third return to France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles henry and Frances BIRD, husband of Elsie Mary BIRD, 5 Sherwood Road, South Harrow, Middlesex, England. Born at Harrow, England |