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Thomas Henry Bird
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 12/03/1896 |
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Geboorteplaats: Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Loodgieter |
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Geloof: Not stated |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Canada |
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Strijdmacht: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 418958 |
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Dienstneming datum: 22/05/1915 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Eenheden: — Canadian Infantry, 42nd Bn. (Royal Highlanders) (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 08/04/1916 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Zouave Wood, Hooge, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 20 |
Gedenkplaats
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Paneel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
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Mijn verhaal
"Killed in Action." This soldier had just finished sentry duty in a support trench in the north end of sanctuary wood at about 6:30 a.m. 8-4-16, and was standing at the corner of his dugout removing his equipment, when he was struck and killed by an enemy rifle bullet.
Bronnen 2
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 747 - 48). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Gebruikte bronnen |
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War diaries: 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4938, Microfilm reel number: T-10743, File number: 433). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Gebruikte bronnen |
Meer informatie 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922203 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=7f013e6d-4f61-4fa2-b60f-7b06d012ab3c |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5578760 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/922203 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/922203/ |