Eric James BIRD

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Service Number:	3251
Enlisted:	17 March 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Field Ambulance
Born:	Alexandra, Victoria, Australia, March 1896
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Urquhart State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Telephonist
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 12 November 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row E, Grave 15 Chaplain T.P. Bennett Headstone inscription reads: Dear Eric. Beloved son of G. & I. Bird, Ballarat, Australia. Until,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

17 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3251, 6th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Ballarat
4 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 3251, 6th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
4 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 3251, 6th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne
30 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3251, 6th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli
12 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3251, 6th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Son of George and Isabella Wilson Bird of 17 Ripon Street, North Ballarat, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served in the Citizen Military Forces Medical Corps

Pte 3251 Eric James Bird was reportedly killed in action when a bomb exploded near him while he was at Brighton Beach.

He was originally buried at Brown's Dip Cemetery, however was later re-interred to Lone Pine Cemetery in 1923.

Source: Gallipoli Heroes, p.14