BAIRD, John McDonald
| Service Number: | 1655 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia, 20 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Armidale Public School New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Coachbuilder |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 12 November 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery Plot II, Row K, Grave No. 34. A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND AND A DUTY NOBLY DONE |
| Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial, Moree Superior Public School WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1655, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1655, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1655, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 1655, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1655 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Corporal John Baird was the son of the late William Henry Baird and Annie Baird, of Crows Nest, New South Wales.
John’s younger brother, 1704 Pte. William Henry Baird 3rd Battalion AIF, was reported missing, then killed in action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli during August 1915, aged 20.
The brothers were raised in Armidale and Moree, New South Wales, and their father had passed away during 1910 so their mother was a widow.
John Baird served on Gallipoli from the week after his brother’s death, on 16 August 1915. He was evacuated with bronchitis to Malta on 25 September 1915. He served right through the Battle of Pozieres in France and was promoted to Corporal a week before he was killed in action at Flers on 12 November 1916.