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Pte. Francis Thomas Bird
British Army 7th Btn. East Surrey Regiment
from:Beddington Corner
(d.30th November 1917)
Rfmn. Frederick Charles "Fred" Bird
British Army 2nd Btn Rifle Brigade
from:27 East St, Holborn, London
(d.25th Sep 1915)
Fred Bird was born in Oct 1892 and was employed as a lamp maintenance fitter with the Gas Light and Coke Company. He enlisted at the outbreak of war in Aug 1914.
He was 5 ft 5 1/2 inches tall and weighed 114 lbs or 8 stone 2 pounds. His chest was 34 inches fully expanded by 2 1/2 inches. He had a sallow complexion and dark brown hair and brown eyes. His religion is listed as Wesleyan.
After training he was posted to France on the 18th May 1915. The Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion had suffered great losses at the battle of Aubers Ridge including the attack on Fromelles and the attack at Rue du Bois early May 1915 and Fred would have been one of the much needed replacements to bring them back to full strength. His battalion was part of the 25th Brigade of the 8th Division of the British Army. After Aubers in May 1915 . No further major actions took place until the 25th September 1915. On the 25th September 1915 the battle of Loos began on the Belgian/French border. The 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade were detailed to take part in a side action which was an adjunct to the main battle. This action was fought at Bois Grenier in France. Fred by then was a machine gunner and as such would have been in “A†Company which was the machine gun section. The 2nd Rifle Brigade achieved all their objectives but eventually had to retire as the units on their flanks had not been so successful. It seems likely that Fred was killed on the first day of his first battle.
From his Battalion 6 officers and 73 other ranks were killed that day and 3 officers and 172 other ranks wounded. The battalion probably consisted of about 500 men. The Officer in charge of the machine gun company was killed and his second in command wounded. Fred is buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Canadian Cemetary 7km from Amentieres in the Pas de Calais.
Lt. H. Bird
British Army 1st Btn. Grenadier Guards
(d.12th Apr 1919)
Lieutenant Bird was attached to the 1st/5th King's African Rifles when he died on the 12th April 1919. He is buried in the Wajir Cemetery in Kenya.
Pte. Hedley Alfred Bird
British Army 16th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:Scottow
(d.3rd March 1917)
When war was declared in 1914 and most of the village lads from Scottow enlisted. Hedley Alfred Bird enlisted in 1915 but on March 3rd, 1917, after only three days in France, he was killed. He was just 22 years old. He is buried in Fouquescourt Military Cemetary in France.
Pte. Hedley Alfred Bird
British Army 16th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:Scottow, Norfolk
(d.3rd Mar 1917)
Hedley Alfred Bird was born in Scottow, Norfolk on 22nd February 1895. In 1907, when Hedley was aged 12, his mother died of breast cancer and Hedley went to live with his grandparents and sister in Ivy House, Scottow, whose photograph he took to France with him during World War One. When war was declared in 1914, most of the village lads enlisted. Hedley enlisted when he was 20 in 1915 into the Royal Cheshire Regiment, 16th Battalion and did some training in Pocklington, Yorkshire. On March 3rd, 1917, after only three days in France, he was killed. He was just 22 years old. He is buried in Fouquescourt Cemetary, France.
Fouquescourt Cemetery, the countryside here is very much like Norfolk.
Pte. Hedley Alfred Bird
British Army 16th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
(d.3rd March 1917)
Hedley Alfred Bird was killed in action 03/03/1917, aged 22 and buried in the Fouquescourt British Cemetery in France.
Ord Sea. Herbert Bird
Mercantile Marine SS Braefield
from:Dublin
(d.30th May 1917)
Herbert Bird was the son of Mrs Bird, of Bailey Lighthouse, Howth, County Dublin. He died aged 19, presumed drowned, as a result of attack from the German submarine U-57 which sank the Braefield. Herbert Bird is commemorated on the Mercantile Marine Memorial, Tower Hill Memorial, London.
Pte. Herbert Bird
British Army 1st/4th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Leicester
(d.1st July 1917)
Herbert Bird died on the 1st July 1917, aged 25 and is buried in the Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery in France. he was the son of Mrs. C. S. Bird, of 51 Grove Rd., Leicester.
Cpl. James McArther Bird
British Army 12th Service Btn. Royal Scots
from:Aberlady, Haddington
(d.25th Sep 1915)
James Bird enlisted on 9th September 1914 in Edinburgh (an Army reservist, with previous service of 2 years in the Royal Scots). His detailsa re listed as Height: 5'4 1/4". Weight: 118 lbs. Chest: 36". Eyes: Grey. Hair: Black. Girl tattoo on right forearm. Religion: Presbyterian. He jointed the 12th (Service) Battalion, formed at Edinburgh, in August 1914, as part of Kitchener's 1st New Army. He landed in France in May 1915 and went into action at the Battle of Loos.
On the 25th of September 1915 James was reported wounded and missing in action. It was not until the 9th of October 1916 that it was "Accepted for offical purposes as having died on or since 25th September 1915". Posthumously he was awarded the Great War Medal, received by his wife Agnes 11th April 1920, and the 1914-1915 Bronze Star, also received by his wife Agnes on 4th December 1920.
Pte. John Henry Bird
British Army 10th Battalion York & Lanccaster Regiment
from:Thomas Street, Barnsley
(d.30th Sep 1917)
Pte. John Henry Bird
British Army 10th Btn. Yorks and Lancs Regiment
from:Barnsley
(d.30th September 1917)
Boy. Leslie William Bird
Royal Navy HMS Invincible
from:The Stables, Cargill Road, Earlsfield, London
(d.31st May 1916)
Leslie Bird was lost at sea during the Battle of Jutland. Just 17 years old, he was the son of William and Elizabeth Bird. He is remembered on the Chatham Memorial.
Sgt. Robert George Bird
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Commissined to Border Regiment 27th Jun 1917
Pte. Robert James Bird
British Army 6th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
from:Heath Town Wolverhampton
(d.14th November 1915)
Stok1. Robert William Bird
Royal Navy HMS Derwent
from:Camberwell, London
(d.2nd May 1917)
Lt. William Herbert Bird MC.
British Army 4th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
from:India
Uncle William Bird from the Border Reg enlisted in India.
His brother Cyril John Bird, Essex Reg, was killed at Gallipoli, and brother Edward served in East Africa in both WW1 & WW2. Their father Herbert Rubin Bird MBE, served in Egypt and in India in the Essex Reg.
Able Sea. William Bird
Royal Navy HMS Challenger
from:Horfield, Bristol
(d.26th October 1914)
William Bird was the husband of Mabel Alice Bird, of 25 Ash Rd., Horfield, Bristol.
He was 31 when he died and is buried in the Douala Cemetery, Cameroon Grave 6.
Pte. William Millar Bird
British Army 9th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:Watford, Hertfordshire
(d.20th July 1916)
William Bird served with the 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in WW1. He died 20th of July 1916 age 26 years and is buried Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz in France. Son of William and Jane Hannah Bird of 44 Villiers Rd. Watford.
Sgt. William Ernest Bird
British Army 97th Field Company Royal Engineers
from:Southwold
(d.21st Mar 1918)
William Bird is remembered on the plaque to the fallen in St. Andrew's Church Aldringham, Leiston, Suffolk.
Pte. George William Birkbeck
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
2Lt. Robert Alexander Birkbeck DFC.
Royal Flying Corps 1 Sqd.
from:Edinburgh
Capt. Robert Alexander Birkbeck DFC.
Royal Flying Corps 1 Squadron
from:Oxted
Captain Robert Alexander Birkbeck DFC was born on 8th October 1898. He was appointed a flying officer in the Royal Flying Corps on 7th May 1917 and joined No. 1 Squadron RFC in France on the 10th June. On 3rd November 1917 he was appointed a flight commander with the temporary rank of captain. Birkbeck left the front for England in February 1918 and received the Distinguished Flying Cross on 3 June 1918.
After the war he remained in the RAF until 1925 at the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He died in Oxted on 9th of January 1938
2nd Lt. Henry Alexander Birkby
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
(d.20th Apr 1916)
Henry Alexander Birkby was killed in action on the 20th of April 1916, aged 26 and is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, France.
2nd Lt. Henry Alexander Birkby
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
(d.20th Apr 1916)
Henry Alexander Birkby was killed in action on the 20th of April 1916, aged 26 and is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, France.
Cpl Louis Cain Birkby
Royal Navy
from:West Riding
Pte. Victor Birket
British Army 5/6th Btn. Royal Scots
from:Kirkham, Lancs
(d.16th April 1918)
Pte. Charles Birkett
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.8th May 1915)
Lcpl. J. Birkett
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
J Birkett was discharged in 1918 due to illness
Lsgt. J.B. Birkett
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Byker
Pte William Robert Birkett
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.20th Oct 1916)
Birkett, William, Robert. Private, 19/1007, Died of sickness on 20th October 1916. Aged 25 years. Member of "D" Coy.
Buried in Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, in grave II. B. 6.
Nephew of James Birkett, of 1 13, Parker St., Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
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