| Accession Number | P09265.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
W. Ross, Crown Studios, Amesbury and at Shrewton Wilts |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 1882 Private (Pte) Edward Henry Baird, 47th Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A boot ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1882 Private (Pte) Edward Henry Baird, 47th Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A boot finisher prior to enlistment, he embarked from Brisbane, Qld with the 3rd Reinforcements on board HMAT Clan Macgillivray (A46) on 1 May 1916. Pte Baird was killed in action at Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium on 12 October 1917. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. His brother 6295 Pte Thomas Robert Baird, 26th Battalion, returned to Australia on 27 September 1917.