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BAIRD, Alexander Spence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX29827 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1940, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd later 2nd/3rd Light (later Composite) Anti Aircraft Regiment |
| Born: | Gundagai, New South Wales, 31 December 1903 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Crete, Crete, Greece, 20 May 1941, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens Face 10, Athens Memorial, Athens, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX29827, Army Training Units, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 22 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX29827 | |
| 20 May 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX29827, 3rd later 2nd/3rd Light (later Composite) Anti Aircraft Regiment, Battle of Crete |
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Rank Gunner
3 Lt A/A Regiment
Son of Alexander Fullerton Baird and Margaret Baird; husband of Lucy Ella Baird, of Auburn, Victoria, Australia.