Lance Corporal

Herbert Joseph Baird

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Annie Baird, of 76, Percival St., Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand, and the late Joseph Baird.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1440
Name:
Herbert Joseph Baird
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
21 December 1894
Place of Birth: 
Ashley, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Baird (mother), 76 Percival Street, Rangiora, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
76 Percival Street, Rangiora, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Shepherd
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
01 November 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 2. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Herbert Joseph Baird
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