Clarence Leslie BIRD

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Service Number:	2521
Enlisted:	10 December 1915, Newcastle
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia, 10 October 1898
Home Town:	Lostock, Dungog, New South Wales
Schooling:	Tenambit Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Tenambit Public School Roll of Honour, Tenambit Soldiers Memorial

10 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Newcastle
25 Jan 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Under age.
7 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2521, 34th Infantry Battalion, Newcastle
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2521, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2521, 34th Infantry Battalion, SS Napier, Sydney
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2521, 34th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele

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