| Regimental number | 47265 |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Thomas Baird, 34 Jackson Street, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Thomas Birch Baird, 28 Jackson Street, Invercargill |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 13 |