| Regimental number | 39144 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Otapiri |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 6' 2" |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Baird, Otapiri Gorge, Southland |
| Previous military service | Served in 7th Mounted Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | Represented New Zealand in rugby as an All Black - played one test match for the All Blacks against Australia during their 1914 tour of New Zealand. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Isabella Baird, Benmore, Southland, Invercargill. Native of Otapiri Gorge, Southland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 June 1917, and posted to 4th Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22272017 |