BIRD, Arthur Joseph
(Service number 23/364)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Paynsdown, Waimate | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. Bird (father), Paynsdown, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 1st Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | A Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua ore Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Langueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; St Augustine Church War memorial; Waimate First World War Memorial (as A G Bird?) | ||
Biographical Notes
Arthur Bird was the son of Mr and Mrs M.J Bird of Paynstown, Waimadte
Sources
Cenotaph Sep 2013
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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