BAIRD, Douglas
| Service Number: | 2335 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1915, Brisbane, Qld, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Qld, Australia, 27 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 2 July 1975, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lawnton Cemetery (DVA) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: LC/E-III/13, Lawnton Cemetery-Monumental/Section E-III/Plot 13. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2335, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld, Australia | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2335, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2335, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, Transferred: 02/04/1916, 49th Btn., Taken on strength; (NAA, Pg-4) Service Record of Private: Douglas BAIRD, SN 2335. | |
| 3 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Machine Gun Company, Transferred: 03/03/1917, 13th A.M.G. Coy (4th Div.); (NAA, Pg-4) Service Record of Private: Douglas BAIRD, SN 2335. | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Transferred: 04/09/1918, 4th M G Btn., (NAA, Pg-5) Service Record of Private: Douglas BAIRD, SN 2335. | |
| 14 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Promoted - as per stated: (Pte) Prot: C/Seas to France via Folkestone, England; ex [Examination] M G T dep [Machine Gun Training Depot]: PBHouse; Remarks, Do 25/392. F, 16/09/18, L 7458; (NAA, Pg-5) Service Record of Corporal: Douglas BAIRD, SN 2335. | |
| 11 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2335, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Medical Discharge: 11/05/1920, 1st M.D, 1st Medical District - Brisbane, Qld; (NAA, Pg-26) Service Record of Corporal: Douglas BAIRD, SN 2335; Unit (upon Discharge): 4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Christoph Zimmerman, & Mary BAIRD.
Next of Kin - Father: Christie [Baird], Christoph Zimmerman.
BORN: Douglas Christop Zimmerman, 27th November 1892 - Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia (QLD Reg No: 1893/ 3180).
MARRIAGE: Florence (nee-FINCH) BAIRD, 9th November - St Matthews Church - St Matthews-Cornubia, Queensland, Australia (QLD A-I-F Register, Reg No: AIF-1919/ Form-527; NAA, Pg-17).
DEATH: Douglas BAIRD, 2nd July 1975 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Father: Christoph Zimmerman; Mother: Mary BAIRD; (QLD Reg No: 1975/ 88042).
BURIAL: 4th July 1975 - Lawnton Cemetery - Norfolk Ave - Lawnton, Moreton Bay Region, Qld, Australia
INFORMATION REFERENCED: Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages - Family History Research, "Historical Search Index"; (NAA) National Archives of Australia, Queensland - Australian Imperial Force - Marriage Register - 1919/ Form 527, NAA Service Record of Private: Douglas BAIRD, SN-2335, Marriage to Bride - Florence FINCH. Visit Websites: Cemeteries - Moreton Bay Regional Council; Moreton Bay Region Cemeteries Database; Also - DVA - Commemoration Search.
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