Regimental number | 2778 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Quorn, South Australia |
School | Nailsworth Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Fitter and turner |
Address | 4 Olive Street, Prospect, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Baird, 4 Olive Street, Prospect, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Nine Elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 12), Poperinghe, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Annie Elizabeth BAIRD, 4 Olive Street, Prospect, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 8810 Lance Corporal Clifford William BAIRD, Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |