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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
James William Bird |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
James William |
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| Surname: |
Bird |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
68039 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs H. Bird (sister), Murupara, Rotorua, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Murupara, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Rotorua |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
21 February 1944 or 31 March 1944 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Vessel: |
Mooltan or Willem Ruys |
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| Destination: |
Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 13 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 13 |
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| Campaigns: |
Italy |
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| Last Unit Served: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Italy |
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| Date of Death: |
15 December 1944 |
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| Age at Death: |
24 |
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| Year of Death: |
1944 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Faenza War Cemetery, Italy |
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| Grave Reference: |
III. F. 3. |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
- Whakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, Rotorua
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait, Weekly News
- Whakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, (photo J Chong, 1998)
- Whakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, Roll of Honour 1939-1945 (photo J Chong, 1998)
- Whakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, comemorative plaque (photo J Chong, 1998)
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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