William John BAIRD

BAIRD, William John

    Service Number: 5994
    Enlisted: 12 April 1916, Warrnambool, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Garvoc, Victoria, Australia, 1893
    Home Town: Garvoc, Corangamite, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Grocers Driver
    Died: Colac, Victoria, Australia, 8 January 1938, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Colac Cemetery, Victoria
    CLC-MON-53-807-19
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5994, 14th Infantry Battalion, Warrnambool, Vic.
    1 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 5994, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
    1 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 5994, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of William BAIRD and May Elizabeth BAIRD nee SMITH, Garvoc, Victoria.

    Husband of Florence Jane BAIRD nee FRECKLETON

    A former member of the A.I.F., Mr. William Baird, died at Colac, aged 45 years. He enlisted in 1910, and served in the 14th Battalion under Captain Jacka, V.C. He was wounded on  several occasions as well as being gassed. He had been on the staff of the Colac Dairying Company for several years.

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