Private Andrew Baird
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1878-01-04
Place of birth: Leven Fife Scotland
Next of kin: wife, Agnes Baird, 144 Booth Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Boilermaker
Occupation (normalized): Boilersmith
Address:
144 Booth Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), I. E. 27.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 799541
Highest Rank:
Private
(15th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge. Previously reported Missing, now reported Killed in Action
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 296981
LAC ID:
20478
Service file: B0358-S049
Uploader's Notes:
Aged 37 (CWGC)
Son of Alexander and Jessie Baird, of Leven, Fifeshire, Scotland; husband of Agnes Baird, 29, Hiawatha Rd., Toronto, Ontario.
During an attack and when near the crater just in front of our front line, this soldier was instantly killed by a bullet through the head.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-01-20