Private

Samuel Bird

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel and Jane Bird, of 96, Swins Gate, Kimberley, Notts.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
47567
Name:
Samuel Bird
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.E. Bird (wife), Post-office, Huntly, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
09 May 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 83
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 1. Row D. Grave 42.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Samuel Bird
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