Benjamin Robert BIRD MC

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Service Number:	2335
Enlisted:	10 May 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, 12 December 1891
Home Town:	Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Machinist/Mechanic
Died:	Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 4 July 1969, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

10 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2335, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2335, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2335, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
8 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion
26 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion
4 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion

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