William Henry BAIRD

BAIRD, William Henry

Service Number: 1704
Enlisted: 5 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales
Schooling: Armidale School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Blacksmith
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Armidale Memorial Fountain, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial
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World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1704, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
17 Mar 1915: Involvement Private, 1704, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1915: Embarked Private, 1704, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was Beardy Street, Armidale, NSW

Son of William Henry and Annie Baird of Inverell Road, Armidale, NSW. Brother of John McDonald Baird who was killed in action on 12 November 1916 while serving with the 19th Battalion and was buried in the Warlencourt British Cemetery. Plot 11, Row K, Grave 34

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Citizen Military Forces

Apprenticed to Dewhurst Bros of Armidale, NSW for 5 years

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