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Military service
Service number:
H/40503
Age:
29
Rank:
Warrant Officer Class II
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Birth:
September 24, 1915
Grand Marais, Manitoba
Enlistment:
June 3, 1940
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
September 25, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
7. A. 10.
Additional information
Son of Ernest and Mary Ellen Bird of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Husband of Catherine Bird of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Warrant Officer Class II William Ernest Bird
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Group Photo
This is a photo from the Canadian Overseas Photo Corp 38070-N which shows 3 Canadian soldiers including a Sgt. W.E. Bird from Winnipeg. I think you would agree that this has to be the WO 2 W.E. Bird. Assume you have access to Service Records that would show dates of promotion. -
Photo of WILLIAM ERNEST BIRD
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of WILLIAM ERNEST BIRD
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Attestation paper
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
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Grave marker
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Ernest Bird
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Ernest Bird
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Ernest Bird
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Ernest Bird
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Ernest Bird
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Ernest Bird
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Ernest Bird
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Commemorated on:
Page 250 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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