BIRD, John Powell
| Service Number: | 410619 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Operational Training Units (RAAF) |
| Born: | Canterbury, Victoria, Australia , 23 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Mont Albert North, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 25 March 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Coll. grave 16. E. 2-5. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 410619 | |
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| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410619, Operational Training Units (RAAF), Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Leigh and Lucie Stocker Bird, of Mont Albert, Victoria, Australia.
BIRD.—A tribute of love to the memory of our nephew, F.O. Jack Bird, who lost his life in air operations over Germany on March 25. —A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. (Inserted by his uncle, aunt, and cousin. Gwenneth Dixon.)
BIRD.—In loving memory of our very dear nephew, Flying-Officer John Powell Bird, killed in air operations over Germany March 25, 1944. —Loved in life, honoured in death.
(A. and B. Powell, Hampton.)
BIRD.—A tribute to the memory of our dear friend, Flying-Officer Jack Bird, presumed killed during operational flight over Berlin March 25. (Inserted by Mr. and Mrs. G. Chapman, Olive, and Bob.)
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