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 |