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Auction: 20003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 431

Pair: Sapper E. R. Bird, 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company, Railway Unit, Australian Imperial Force

British War and Victory Medals (982 Spr. E. R. Bird. Rly. Unit. A.I.F.), good very fine (2)

Ellis Roy Bird was born at Albany, Western Australia in 1893 before moving to Bunbury. He was a fitter on the Western Australian Railways upon his enlistment on 21 December 1916, joining the original Railway Unit, No. 3 Section, embarking with them on 29 January 1917. Having seen a broad period of service, his final unit was the 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company. Bird was returned to Australia in June 1919 and he was discharged on 9 February 1920. He died at Bassendean on 22 February 1970; sold together with his Returned from Active Service Badge, Returned Sailors & Soldiers Badge, two Badges, copied Service Record and a number of military and civil photographs including the recipient.

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Sold for
£160

Starting price
£60