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BIRD, Sidney Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5310 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aldinga, South Australia, 19 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Aldinga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 18 January 1960, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General AC Path 17A Grave 320A |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5310, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5310, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5310, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 2 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5310, 27th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wounds to both legs and invalided to England on 12 March 1917 | |
| 6 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5310, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Lily May Bird, Doris Sarah Bird, Charley George Bird, Linda Olive Bird, Stella Mary Bird, Lottie Bird, Maud Charlotte Bird and Sylvia May Bird
On 20 October 1920 Sydney married Gladys Nellie Irene Childs in the Maughan Church, Adelaide, SA
Father of Sidney Lancelot Bird, Hazel Maud Bird and Walter Alfred Bird
On 13 February 1919 he returned to Australia on board HT Nestor.
At the time of his death he was living at Terowie, SA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Cadets and 22nd Light Horse
Biography
Son of Alfred BIRD and Sarah Ann nee CLIFF
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