Private

Frank Bird

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Frank and Bertha Bird, of Ohaupo Rd., Hamilton, New Zealand. Native of Manchester, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/2406
Name:
Frank Bird
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
S. Bird (father), 53 Beach Street, Petone, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
59 Esplanade, Petone, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion, 5 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
10 October 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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