English Māori Douglas Ronald Bird Died 28 September 1943 PDF Key details Service number404316 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 32 Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Douglas Ronald Bird - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDouglas Ronald AWMM SurnameBird AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number404316 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Whangamoa, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr R.A. Bird (father), Whangamoa, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignPacific AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number404316 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Sheep farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, Heavy Anti-Aircraft AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 32 Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Roy Arthur Bird and of Mildred Bird (nee Curtis), of Wakefield, Nelson AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death28 September 1943 AWMM Age 26 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryBourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM 6.19. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Douglas Ronald Bird by laying a poppy. Cornelius Robert Bird David Ian Bird Douglas Ronald Bird Douglas Victor Bird Edmund Bird Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Douglas Ronald Bird Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2384913 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.35 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
