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Robert BAIRD

Regimental number19857
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHealth inspector
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hilda Maud Baird, 24 Harnot Avenue, Marrickville, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameAugust 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 12/03/2020
Discharge date25 December 1919
Other details

War service: France.

Medal: British War Medal. (France ceased to be a theatre of war on 11 November 1918: since he arrived in after after that date he was not eligible for the Victory Medal.)

Disembarked in Australia, 24 November 1919.

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