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Record #9600
Name :
: Edward John BIRD (1892 - 1917)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Jun 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 10 Jun 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 25 Jul 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: New England

Placement Family
: Andrew Timble
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesEdward Bird and his sisters, Lilian, Florence and Emily, were admitted to Lambeth Union Workhouse on July 16, 1897, and discharged to Norwood School on December 29, 1897. Their father Charles had deserted the family. He was later arrested and sentenced to one month's hard labour in November 1897, and, again, to one month on January 15, 1898. Their mother, Alice was residing in Princes Road Workhouse.

Their grandmother, Mrs. Seabrook, resided at 51 Merrow Street, Walworth, Camberwell, London, England. An aunt, Mrs. Paull, resided at 50 Riverhall Street, Wandsworth, London, England.

Sister Violet placed in service by MABYS on January 21, 1898, and was residing at Larkhall Lane, Clapham, London, England.

Florence Bird was sent to service on December 4, 1899, in care of Mrs. Hicks, 3 Hendham Road, Upper Tooting.

Lilian Bird was discharged to Barnardo's Home on August 1, 1900.

Edward Bird was discharged on May 28, 1902, to Barnardo's Home.

In 1902, Edward Bird, 11, arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in a large group of 395 Barnardo children en route to Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Edward Bird enlisted in the Army on March 21 1916 in Ottawa, Ontario. His next of kid was listed as his sister Florence who was now living in Canada.

Pte. J. Bird Dead, Pte, J Bird, who is officially reported died of wounds, is the brother of Mrs. W. Glibert, at 107 Perth Ave. At the time of his enlistment into an artillery unit at Ottawa, Pte. Bird was a former resident of Richmond, Ontario. He left Canada in June last, went straight to France, and in a recent letter received by his sister, he spoke of having just come out of the trenches. He said he was enjoying the best of health and anticipating an really termination of the war and hoped soon to be back in Canada. About the same time this letter was received Mrs. Gilbert read in the newspapers that her brother had been wounded, but although she instituted inquires at Ottawa, she could get no information till a week later, when on June 19 she received a notification that Pte Bird had died of his wounds and since then she has procured a copy of a telegram dated June 11, stating that he had been dangerously wounded. The latter telegram had not been delivered to her because it had been wrongly addressed by Ottawa. Mrs. Gilbert's husband is himself a South African veteran and has two brothers overseas, one a prisoner in Germany and the other in the trenches and one of his nephews was killed after he had been in the firing line four days. Toronto Star - June 21st 1917

Fainted at News: Mrs. George Gilbert, 107 Perth avenue fainted at the supper table when on glancing at a newspaper she noticed the name of her brother, Pte. Edward John Bird, among the wounded. No official report has been received. Pte Bird enlisted when an Ottawa battalion and reached France last July, being transferred to a trench mortar battery. His parents live in England where he was born 25 years ago, coming to Canada 16 years ago. Toronto Star- June 16th 1917

Burial Information:

Cemetery:
NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais,France 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-08-25 20:05:05 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-09-21 13:09:20 /

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6852 AGGAS, Clara1891ENG, YKS, Leeds Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
6851 AGGAS, Ethel1889ENG, YKS, Leeds Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
10161 ALEXANDER, Thomas Anderson1888ENG, NBL, Gosforth Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23763 ALLUM, Charles William1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23768 AMOS, Enoch1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
17070 ANDREWS, Christopher1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
12757 ANSELL, Joseph Randolph1891ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
10200 ANTRAM, Sidney 1890ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
5468 ARBOURNE, Frederick A1890ENG, LDN, London Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23797 ARCHER, Ethel1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
14900 ARMSTRONG, Kate1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22932 ARNULL, John E1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22580 ARNULL, William1896ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
8510 ASHDOWN, George1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23813 ASHDOWN, Samuel1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23837 ATKINS, Bertram1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22584 BAGSHAW, Frederick H1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
3968 BAKER, Edith Jemima1887ENG, SRY, Camberwell Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
12685 BALDING, Caroline1892ENG,    , Lambeth Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22016 BARGE, Alfred ARTHUR1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
6871 BARNFATHER, Emma1889ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
19735 BARNFATHER, Margaret1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
6872 BARNFATHER, Mary 1891ENG,    , Newcastle upon Tyne Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22905 BATTY, Daisy1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
12759 BEAN, John W1895GBG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
20370 BECK, Priscilla1890ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
3809 BILSTON, Percy Walter1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
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