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BIRD, Leslie Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2455 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 11 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 25 May 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row M, Grave 1 Headstone inscription reads: Sadly missed by his loving wife Kitty & children Nellie & Lucy, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2455, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 2455, Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 2455, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 2 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 12 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 22 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 2455, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Shell wound (head) | |
| 25 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 2455, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2455 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-05-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James an dLucy Bird; husband of Kathleen Annie Bird of 'Mayville' 67 Hargrave Street, Paddington, NSW, previously of Wolseley Street, Point Piper, Sydney, NSW. Father of Nellie Bird and Lucy Clare Bird. Father of ex-nuptial child Mary Eleanor McMillan
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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