| Regimental number | 40862 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Bootmaker |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs J Baird, 5 Ocean View, Mornington, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in Dunedin City Rifles; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Mrs J. Baird, 72 Newton Road, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Marched into Sling Camp, 21 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 June 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 July 1917, and posted to 10th Company. Admitted to Field Ambulance (no details recorded); rejoined Bn, 11 August 1917, and posted to 8th Company. Reported wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 17 November 1917, concluded: 'No evidence available. Taking into consideration the circumstances of the attack of 12th Oct 1917 it is reasonable to suppose the ab/nd [above-named] was killed in action in the attack on Belle Vue Spur 12th Oct 1917.' No Form B103 on file. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: James and Elizabeth BAIRD (both b. Scotland) |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22272010 |