Hello, I am trying to find, out for his daughter, what Cpt. John F Bird got his MC for. He didnt tell his daughter and we dont know how to find out. Your help will be gratefully received. He served In Middle East(including Egypt,East Africa, Western Desert,Sudan,Greece,Crete,Syria & Tobruk.) It was mentioned he may have been involved in Operation Compass Thankyou Best regards JPT
hello JPT I am sure a forum member will be along shortly to add more has she applied for his service records Ministry of Defence | About Defence | What we do | Personnel | Service Records | Making a Request for Information held on the Personnel Records of Deceased Service Personnel and Home Guard records regards clive
Recommendation for Award for Bird, John Fredrick Rank: Captain Regiment: ... | The National Archives J F Bird's Citation, which I have transcribed, as it's difficult to read. "At Bardia on 3 June 1941, after the capture of the first objective it was necessary to get the survey data into the forward areas. Capt Bird did this with great determination and courage. Observations were taken under heavy shell fire from very exposed positions. The success of the artillery plan for the second phase of the attack was entirely due to Capt Bird‘s work. Throughout the campaign Capt Bird has exhibited great courage and determination to ensure that survey data was at all times in the forward areas." He served in 1 Survey Troop, 6 Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery. This type of unit were responsible for spotting positions of the enemy artillery and passing this information to Allied Artillery in order to bring fire down upon them. His entry in the 8 July 1941 page of the London Gazette. three quarters of the way down on the left hand side of the page.
Well I'll be... I never expected so much so soon. On behalf of Captain Bird's daughter thank you so very much JPT
