Thomas George Bird
Service Number
72352
Military Unit
7th Bn The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Date of birth
Date of Death
23 Aug 1918 (33 years old)
Place of Birth
Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a bricklayer's labourer.
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Family History
Thomas George Bird was the husband of Hetty ( Ethel) née Chapman whom he had married in 1904 at Nottingham. He was the father of Francis W, Ethel and Harold W, George, Hannah, Charles and Laura (twins), Ada and Phoebe Bird. In 1911 they lived at 6 Hazel Grove Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire.
Military History
Private Thomas George Bird enlisted at Nottingham and initially served with the service number 105552 in the Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he was serving with the 7th battalion The Queen's ( Royal West Surrey Regiment ) when he was killed in action and is buried at Becourt Military Cemetery Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France.
Extra Information
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Photographs
Thomas Bird
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone marking Bird's grave at Becourt Military Cemetery Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France. Courtesy of Murray Biddle