Ernest BIRD

BIRD, Ernest

Service Number: 3350
Enlisted: 1 May 1917, Enlisted at Cootamundra
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
Born: Parramatta, NEw South Wales, 1892
Home Town: Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Died: Died of wounds, 45 Stationary Hospital, El Arish, Egypt, 8 April 1918
Cemetery: Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
Row E, Grave 246, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

1 May 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3350, Camel Corps, Enlisted at Cootamundra
8 May 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, Camel Corps
3 Sep 1917: Involvement Private, 3350, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Sep 1917: Embarked Private, 3350, Camel Corps, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
20 Dec 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Transferred from the Camel Corps to the Imperial Camel Corps
30 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 3350, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Wounds to the left leg
8 Apr 1918: Involvement Trooper, 3350, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3350 awm_unit: 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-04-08

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Son of Lucy Bird of 186 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW; later known as Lucy Voyce

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal