| Notes: | MFP. He enlisted 2/3/99 in the Kings Royal Rifles, No. 1732, age 18.2 years, occupation Painter, born Hackney, London. Formerly served in the 7 Kings Royal Rifles. 10/4/05 Transferred to MFP. Served Home 2/3/99 to 27/5/00, South Africa 28/5/00 to 24/4/01, Home 25/4/01 to 10/12/01, South Africa 11/12/01 to 27/6/04, Home 28/6/04 to 27/3/20. 2/11/15 Sgt, 3/3/17 C/Sgt, 24/6/19 A/WOII (CSM). Discharged at Cork 20/2/20 serving with MFP 6 Division Area. Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, Army Order 312 of 1917. Home address: 16K Block, Peabody Buildings, Lillie Road, Fulham, London SW6. Letter found in his documents reads: To Provost Marshal, Aldershot. I wish to inform you that No. 867 Lance Corporal W H Bird, Military Foot Police has performed his duties as a policeman during the two years I have been at Dover in a most excellent manner. He has tact and discretion and a most pleasing appearance. I trust that a copy of these remarks may be forwarded to his new Commanding Officer in Dublin Signed ? Garrison Adjutant, Dover, 6/4/09. He became an In Pensioner, Royal Hospital Chelsea 17/8/70 and died there 24/12/75 age 95. Buried in the Royal Hospital Plot, Brookwood. 2/3/1916 his son William Henry Bird age 3 died at the West London Hospital from pneumonia after operation on his tonsils, address: 616 Guinness Buildings, Hammersmith. 2/12/1907 he married Margaret Agnes Conaron, spinster at St Pauls' Catholic Church, London, they had two children: Winifred Hilda, born Dover, 9/9/1908 and William Henry, born London 9/6/1912.
Info from Pension Index Card: Bird, William Henry, No. 857, MFP, KRR, SFJ/4943, 27/3/1920, address: 16K block, Peabody Buildings, Lillie Road, Fulham, London SW6, stamp: Ad 1/4/1920, at 21/3 1/2d from 28/3/1920 for life, Chelsea No. 22112/F, received 6/4/1920.
William Henry Bird.
He has the same No. as L/Cpl W Stevens, MMP. |
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