BAIRD, Norman
| Service Numbers: | 7685, 7685A, Q249911 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1917, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Hospital |
| Born: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 17 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Cooktown, Cook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Mossman, Far North Queensland, Australia, 14 January 1970, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mossman Lawn Cemetery, Queensland Monumental Section RHS Front |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7685, Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7685A, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7685, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7685, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 7 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 7685A, Australian Veterinary Hospital |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Private, Q249911, Cairns, Queensland |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 7685A, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Eileen Strikwerda
Norman Baird was an Indigenous Australian who enlisted at Cairns, Queensland to serve in the First World War on 2 August 1917. His brother Charles Baird had previously enlisted in the WWI Conflict on 5 May 1915 and served with the 5th & 11th Light Horse Regiments.
He was born on 17 February 1888 at Cooktown, Queensland, the son of Robert Baird, an immigrant from of Ayrshire, Scotland one time Mayor of Cooktown, Queensland, and Dinah Dalkeith a Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Australian.
Norman also enlisted on 26 April 1943 at Cairns, Queensland for service in the Second World War where he served as Corporal with the Volunteer Defence Corps. His service number was Q249911 and his next of Kin was his son Joseph Baird. He was discharged on 24 Jul y1944.
Apart from his time serving overseas, his life was spent in Far-North Queensland where he died at Mossman on 14 January 1970 when aged 81 years.
Biography
"...7685 Private Norman Baird... of the 9th Battalion. Pte Baird, a miner from Cooktown, Queensland prior to enlistment... embarked with the 26th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Euripides on 31 October 1917. Pte Baird later transferred to the 15th Battalion with the service number 7685A and then to the Australian Veterinary Hospital before returning to Australia on 19 April 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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