War Graves Week

Buried at Goderich (Maitland) Cemetery

Sergeant John Edward Bird 
Service Number: 1334377
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Born in the last quarter of 1922 in Brentford, Middlesex.
Died 25 March 1943, age 20 years
Son of John Wilfred Newboult Bird, a salesman, and Ruby (Johns) Bird.

LAC Geoffrey Herbert Hicks
Service Number: 1321921
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Born 28 July 1920 in Essex.
Died 25 March 1943, age 22 years
Son of Herbert W. Hicks, a shopkeeper,  and Dorothy (Hicks) Hicks, of Twyford, Hampshire, England.

They were killed in the crash of Anson R9720 flying out of 31 Air Navigation School, Port Albert.

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