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Military service
Service number:
VR/98
Age:
50
Rank:
Able Seaman
Force:
Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
Division:
H.M.C.S. "Shearwater."
Death:
May 24, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
44. 6. 14.
Additional information
Son of John and Margaret Donelan Bird, of Bilston, England; husband of Margaret Bird, of 229, 5th St. West, North Vancouver.
Digital gallery of Able Seaman John Bird
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Grave Marker
Grave of VR-98 Able Seaman John Bird R.N.C.V.R. who served on board of H.M.C.S. Shearwater. Born in Bilston England on April 4th 1866. Husband of Margaret Bird of North Vancouver BC. John died May 24th 1916 at the age of 50. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View Cemetery of Vancouver BC -
Memorial Cross
Memorial cross in the cemetery where VR-98 Able Seaman John Bird R.N.C.V.R. who served on board of H.M.C.S. Shearwater was laid to rest in the Mountain View Cemetery of Vancouver BC -
Cemetery
Cemetery view of the section where VR-98 Able Seaman John Bird R.N.C.V.R. who served on board of H.M.C.S. Shearwater was laid to rest in the Mountain View Cemetery of Vancouver BC -
Newspaper clipping
From the Daily Colonist of May 25, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y142uvic#mode/1up
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman John Bird
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman John Bird
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman John Bird
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman John Bird
VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY British Columbia, Canada
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