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Joseph Robert Baird

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert Keith and Alice Beulah Baird, of Wendon, Southland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A verdict that Joseph Robert Baird, aged 20, a farm labourer, of Wendon, died in the Gore Hospital on December 3, 1941, from tetanus, which developed after he had been treated for varicose veins, was returned by the district coroner (Mr. A. T. Newman) at an inquest held at Gore, states an Invercargill correspondent." [Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 24, 29 January 1942, Page 8]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
434063
Name:
Joseph Robert Baird
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
09 June 1921
Place of Birth:
New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of Sickness
Date of Death:
03 December 1941
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Gore Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
44. 96.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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