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BIRD, George Harrington
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Rockdale, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kogarah Superior Public School |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 12 - At sea - Rev. E. Teale officiated , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 15, 1st Field Company Engineers, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15 awm_unit: 1st Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Second Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Also known as George Harrington
Son of George Hamilton and Catherine Charlotte Hamilton of 'Exhall', Gladstone Street, Kogarah, NSW; brother of Leslie James Bid who served with the 17 Battlion and returned to Australia on 3 September 1915
Died on board the hospital ship Sicilia.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Cemetery
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