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Charles Turner BIRD

Regimental number6709
Place of birthMungindi, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShearer
AddressGoondiwindi PO, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, H Bird, Boston Station, Moree, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry and Lennie Jane BIRD; Wife: M BIRD
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 September 1939
Age at death42
Place of burialGoondiwindi Cemetery, Queensland

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