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William Neil BAIRD

Regimental number6006
Place of birthDandenong, Victoria
Other NamesNiel
SchoolState School and School of Mines, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
AddressBulong, Western Australia
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation42
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Baird, Rosstown Hotel, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date18 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 April 1917
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Charles and Annie Marie BAIRD, Kew, Victoria, Australia. Native of Broadford, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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