Private

James Samuel Bird

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bird, of Painstown, Waimate, Timaru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3/564
Name:
James Samuel Bird
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Bird (father), Waimate, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ohakune, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Medical Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Drowned at sea (from H.T. "Marquette")
Date of Death:
23 October 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
No. 1 Stationary Hospital
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
21 May 1915
Transport:
Marama 21 May 1915
Vessel:
Marama
Destination:
Sydney, Australia

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
James Samuel Bird
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