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Alan William Porteous Bird

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Portrait from The Weekly News; 13 August 1941 (reported missing) - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 13 August 1941 (reported missing) - This image may be subject to copy …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alan William Porteous AWMM
  • Surname
    Bird AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ401369 AWMM
    • WWII 401369 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 November 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607) Invercargill, Southland RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs W. Bird, 203 Douglas St. , Timaru AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Sergeant Bird was the son of William and Lilias Gibson Bird, of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.

    Attended Timaru Boys' High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 July 1941 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Den Burg Cemetery,Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands AWMM Plot K. Row 4. Grave 85 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • I have never forgotten him. My aunt never recovered from the loss of her only son. So much sadness.
    Public - Eric Dalkeith - Other Relative - 9 July 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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17 June 2022ElizabethTIMARUResearcher
09 July 2015Eric DalkeithSydney, AustraliaOther Relative

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