Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de George Hubert et Florence Amelia Bird, de Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, Colombie-Britannique. Enlisted in the 62nd Bn.
Galerie numérique de Soldat George Morton Bird
Galerie numérique de
Soldat George Morton Bird
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 57 of 734
Galerie numérique de
Soldat George Morton Bird
In May 1917, Mrs. Florence Bird of Alberni, British Columbia, wife of sawmill owner George Bird, received the devastating news from Ottawa that her son George, aged twenty-six, had died of wounds received during recent heavy fighting in France. George had left with the 62nd Battalion in the spring of 1916 and had taken part in the capture of Vimy Ridge. George Bird Sr. was also overseas, in Great Britain, serving with the 2nd King¿s Own Rifles, Lancaster Regiment. George Jr. had come with his parents to the Alberni district in 1892. He was an ardent sportsman and athlete and was the goalie for the championship soccer team of 1910. Before he went to war he had been working for the Royal Bank of Canada in Vancouver.
Galerie numérique de
Soldat George Morton Bird
Galerie numérique de
Soldat George Morton Bird
From the Daily Colonist of October 17, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y266uvic/mode/1up?view=theater.
Galerie numérique de
Soldat George Morton Bird
From the Vancouver Daily Province June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 57 of 734
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In May 1917, Mrs. Florence Bird of Alberni, British Columbia, wife of sawmill owner George Bird, received the devastating news from Ottawa that her son George, aged twenty-six, had died of wounds received during recent heavy fighting in France. George had left with the 62nd Battalion in the spring of 1916 and had taken part in the capture of Vimy Ridge. George Bird Sr. was also overseas, in Great Britain, serving with the 2nd King¿s Own Rifles, Lancaster Regiment. George Jr. had come with his parents to the Alberni district in 1892. He was an ardent sportsman and athlete and was the goalie for the championship soccer team of 1910. Before he went to war he had been working for the Royal Bank of Canada in Vancouver.
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From the Daily Colonist of October 17, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y266uvic/mode/1up?view=theater.
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From the Vancouver Daily Province June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE COMMUNAL DE BARLIN Pas de Calais, France
Le village de Barlin est à environ 11 kilomètres au sud-ouest de Bethune, sur la D188, entre les routes Bethune-Arras et Bethune-St-Pol , à environ 6,5 kilomètres au sud-est de Bruay. Le CIMETIÈRE COMMUNAL DE BARLIN et son ANNEXE se trouvent au nord du village sur la route D171 vers Houchin.
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