Regimental number | 2633 |
Place of birth | Harrow, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Police constable |
Address | Inglewood, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Agnes Mary Bird, Inglewood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32.4 |
Place of burial | Butes New British Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No. 6), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ann BIRD; husband of Agnes M. BIRD, Inglewood, Victoria. Native of Harrow, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers-in-Law: 2872 Pte Frank SHEPHERD, 5th Bn, killed in action, France; 10673 Sapper AG SHEPHERD, 3rd Divisional Signal Company died of wounds, France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |