South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Duisans British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After April 1916 | ~ | Harbury |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions near Arras | After April 1916 at Leamington Spa | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| 8th CCS at Duisans | ||
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The war diary is very brief and indicates that Charles was one of 23 wounded while on a working party near Bac-du-Nord as the working parties dug assembly trenches at night they suffered considerably from enemy machine-guns and shells, having 5 men killed and 23 wounded. End. He died the following day at 8th Casualty Clearing Station The area around Duisans was occupied by Commonwealth forces from March 1916, but it was not until February 1917 that the site of this cemetery was selected for the 8th Casualty Clearing Station. The first burials took place in March and from the beginning of April the cemetery grew very quickly, with burials being made from the 8th Casualty Clearing Station (until April 1918)| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 31 May 1882 at Harbury | ~ |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| William and Ellen Bird | Harbury |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Florence Bird nee Pratt | Leonard Charles Bird born 17 May 1913 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Harbury | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1901 - The Yews, Harbury | 1901 - Garden Boy |
| 1911 - MIll Street, Harbury | 1911 - House Painter |
| 1917 - Chapel Court, Harbury | |
- Church Bell Ringer
- Member of choir
- Played for cricket club
- Bird Walk in Harbury is named after him
