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From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website: Name:BIAS, JOHN VICTOR Initials:J V Nationality:Australian Rank:Corporal Regiment/Service:Australian Field Artillery Unit Text:3rd Bty. 1st Bde. Age:30 Date of Death:21/07/1917 Service No:1750 Additional information:Son of Thomas Hunter Bias and Jane Spence Bias, of Flaws, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference:III. D. 6. Cemetery:RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY

John Victor Bias was born on the 28 May 1887 at Eastabest, Birsay. His parents were Thomas (a fisherman) and Jane Bias. The following website has links to his biography plus a photograph of his grave. www.rbls-kirkwall.org.uk/memorials/Bir.html More information can found on Google: www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=22137 John Victor Bias's name is engraved on the war memorial at Birsay.

Biography from local paper: “Private John Victor Bias, killed in action, whose photograph appeared last week, after being educated at Dounby and Birsay public schools, was employed by some farmers in his native parish of Birsay. He then served an apprenticeship to shoemaking with Mr Oag, Dounby, to whom he was afterwards vanman. Subsequently he managed the branch of Mr Irving’s boot store in Finstown. He went to Sydney, Australia , eight years ago, and was in the employ of the Government when war broke out. He volunteered for active service in September 1914, and came to Gallipoli in the A.S.C, in which corps he attained the rank of sergeant. He resigned this rank, however, for the purpose of getting into the A.F.A. as a gunner. After eight months’ service in Gallipoli he was drafted to France, where he was wounded; and was treated in an English hospital. He was home for a few days in October 1916. After rejoining his battery he was in France until he was suddenly killed at Ypres on 21st July last. A comrade writes:- “He was a great favourite, and everybody’s friend, and was held in high esteem by officers and men”. Victor was a staunch Good Templar, and was for some time C.T. of the Birsay lodge. J.Victor Bias was the second son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bias, Flaws, Birsay. Their eldest son, Lieut. J. W. Bias is in the Royal Naval Reserve”.

another fellow gunner committed to the big fella in the sky.x

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These are London General Omnibus Company 'B' type buses.

que intersante.!

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wonderful shot..

Marvellous