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LEMINGTON

Bird, S., A/Smn., 1919

Photo B. Chandler

In Lemington Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave with a private headstone of Able Seaman Stanley Bird, serving with the Royal Navy who died 07/05/1919.

The headstone reads:

In
loving memory
of
Stanley Bird A.B.
who died on board
H.M.S. Lord Nelson
May 7th 1919 in his 19th year.
Erected by the Officers and men of
H.M.S. Lord Nelson
Also Joseph Bird his father
who died May 15th 1916 in his 50th year.

Acknowledgements: Barney Rice.

Stanley Bird is remembered in Lemington on L41.01 and L41.03 and on our List of Ships’ crews


The CWGC entry for Able Seaman Bird

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