Lieutenant

Arthur John Ware (Jack) Birdling

MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur John and Emily A. Birdling, of Landsdown, Halswell, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

This is from the Christchurch Boys High School Newsletter August 2012.
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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1195
Name:
Arthur John Ware (Jack) Birdling
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E.A. Birdling (mother), Halswell, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Halswell, Christchurch, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
20 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Arthur John Ware (Jack) Birdling
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