Regimental number | 508 |
Place of birth | Hindmarsh, South Australia |
School | Thebarton Protestant School, Adelaide, SA |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | Lockleys, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie L Bird, Lockleys, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 8), Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Wilson and Annie L. BIRD, Henley Beach Road, Lockleys, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3042 Pte Charles Wilson BIRD, 12th Bn, killed in action, France, 27 February 1917. |