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BAIRD, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX22911 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fifeshire, Scotland , 2 May 1918 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Scrub typhus, 2nd,9th Australian General Hospital, Bootless Bay, New Guinea, 16 January 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Section B, Plot 1, Row F, Grave 22. Personal Inscription ~ "DUTY NOBLY DONE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX22911 | |
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| 6 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX22911, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion |
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