Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 24B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Not Yet Known |
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| Action : No Data |
No Data has been recorded for the final action, because none has yet been found. If you have any information to offer, please contact the Project Team so we can add.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge Light in the Himilayas No. 1448 E.C. | Pakistan |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
25th July 1911 | 22nd August 1911 | 28th July 1914 |
The records of United Grand Lodge confirm that this is George Barnard Bird, a Sergeant at the time of initiation based at Sialkat, and who is recorded "Killed in action 31 July 1916".
Discrepancies (Require checks, clarity or further research) :
POSSIBLE Name: BIRD, GEORGE BROWN Initials: G B Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Captain Regiment/Service: Royal Warwickshire Regiment Unit Text: 10th Bn. Age: 31 Date of Death: 30/07/1916 Awards: M C and Bar Additional information: Son of George and Emma Bird. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B. Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley