Alan Bird enlisted in the Air Force in June, 1940, and was trained in New Zealand and Britain. He was posted to 40 Squadron, RAF, flying Wellington bombers. He and his crew were shot down by a German night fighter over Holland. There was one survivor.
ROLL OF HONOUR
BIRD — In memory of Sergeant Pilot Alan William Porteous Bird, R.N.Z.AF., killed in action, overseas. July 16, 1941.
For his friends, his home, his country. -Timaru Herald, 16/7/1942.
Timaru Cemetery.
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