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BAIRD , David Alexander

Service Number:	VX32344
Enlisted:	14 June 1940
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	4th Motor Transport Company
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 28 November 1917
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Mount Blowhard State School,Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer, Soldier
Died:	Natural Causes , Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 2011, aged 93 years
Cemetery:	Learmonth Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Blowhard & District Roll of Honor

World War 2 Service

14 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX32344
14 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX32344, Marched in T.O.S. RRO Royal Park
20 Jun 1940:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX32344, 7TH Infantry Division, Bendigo
14 Jul 1940:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX32344, Posted to 11th Reinforcements 6th Division
18 Oct 1940:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX32344, Sent to Darwin
23 Jul 1941:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 4th Motor Transport Company
30 Jul 1941:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX32344, 4th Motor Transport Company, Unit Embarked Melbourne
16 Aug 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX32344, 4th Motor Transport Company, Unit Disembarked Singapore
8 Feb 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX32344, 4th Motor Transport Company, Malaya/Singapore, Battle of Singapore
15 Feb 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX32344, 4th Motor Transport Company, Malaya/Singapore, Fall of Singapore
16 Feb 1942:	Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Intel Report Missing in Action Intel Report Confirmed POW of the Japanese
15 Oct 1943:	Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Intel Report Interned Thai POW Camp
22 Dec 1943:	Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Force Marched: Part of "A" Force to Moulmein, Burma POW Camp
18 Aug 1945:	Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Intel Report Recovered from enemy hands at Siam
15 Oct 1945:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Driver, VX32344, 4th Motor Transport Company, Embarked Singapore for Australia
30 Oct 1945:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Driver, VX32344, 4th Motor Transport Company, Disembarked Melbourne, VIC
23 Aug 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Driver, VX32344, 4th Motor Transport Company, Royal Park, Vic
23 Aug 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX32344

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