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BAIRD, Peter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6663 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille Plot VII, Row C, Grave No 20 Terlincthun British Cemetery is situated on the northern outskirts of Boulogne at 5 Hameau de Terlincthun, 62126 Wimille, France, Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lithgow War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6663, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
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| 17 Jan 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 6663, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 6663, Tunnelling Companies, RMS Omrah, Melbourne | |
| 5 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 6663, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6663 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-11-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Peter and Marion Baird of Vale of Clwydd, Lithgow New South Wales
Sufferred shell gas poisoning on 28th October 1918 in company with 5 other sappers, succumbing to the effects of the gas and bronco-pneumonia one week later.