| Regimental number | 4361 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | Camp Hill State School, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eleanor Bird, Barrister Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | His father, Peter Bird, fought in the Crimean War; his uncle, William Goerge Walker Bird, fought in the Indian Mutiny and at the siege of Lucknow. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Molenaarelshoek, Ypres, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 42 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLVII, Row D, Grave No. 1), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter and Elanor BIRD, 4 Mawson Street, Kew, Victoria, Australia. Native of Bendigo |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
