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Private James Baird

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Baird, James
Date of birth: 1894-08-26
Place of birth: Dundee Forfarshire Scotland
Name of next of kin: Sarah Baird
Relationship of next of kin: Mother
Address of next of kin: 23 Mansfield Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Tile Setter
Address: 23 Mansfield Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Height: 64.75 inches
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-11-11
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 10 - 26 - 28

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 769184
Highest Rank: Private (18th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-11 to 1917-11-11
  2. Private, 124th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-27 to 1916-10-11
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:

KIA at Passchendaele

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 921925
LAC ID: 20573
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0360-S038
Uploader's Notes: Son of Peter Baird 1081861, No1 Construction Battalion, and brother of Alex Henderson Baird 799149 134th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes:

124th Battalion Nominal Roll

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-05-26