Edgar Rayner BIRD

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BIRD, Edgar Rayner

Service Number:	11446
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	5th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Ipswich, Suffolk, England, 1890
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Ipswich Higher Grade School, Suffolk, England
Occupation:	Boundary rider
Died:	Died of Wounds, France, 7 November 1916
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Grave V. F. 21 Personal Inscription IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF DEAR EDGAR FATHER,MOTHER BROTHERS,SISTERS
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World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 11446, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 11446, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He is honoured on the Ipswich War Memorial in Christchurch Park, Ipswich, Suffolk. It was unveiled in 1924 to commemorate those of the town who died in the First World War. The simple design of the memorial and its construction from white marble ensures it shines and provides a suitable memorial to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He is honoured on the Ipswich War Memorial, in Suffolk, England.

He was 27 and the son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Bird, of 31, Cromwell St., Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Births Sep 1890 Bird Edgar Rayner Ipswich 4a 816

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