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BIRD, Charles John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3023 |
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Enlisted: | 24 May 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Gladstone, Victoria, 1896 |
Home Town: | Wychitella, Loddon, Victoria |
Schooling: | Wychitella State School |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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26 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
26 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne |
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Charles Bird was a 21 year old farmer from Wychitella in Central Victoria when he enlisted.
He lost his life on the first day of the Battle of Bullecourt. Records indicate his body was never recovered during the course of the battle and he has no known grave.