Regimental number | 6670 |
Place of birth | Wanganui, New Zealand |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Norwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, W Bird, Allen's Corner, Norwood, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 24 October 1916 - 27th Bn, 19th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 27th Bn, 5 November 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Dive Copse British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 5), Sailly-Le-Sec, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |