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William Gordon Baird

In memory of:

Flying Officer William Gordon Baird

July 5, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

J/25900

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

433 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Son of Andrew and Isabel Baird, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 241 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LAONS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Eure-et-Loir, France

Grave Reference:

Grave 6.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer William Gordon Baird is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer William Gordon Baird is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of WILLIAM GORDON BAIRD– Submitted for the project, Operation  Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM GORDON BAIRD– Submitted for the project, Operation  Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation  Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation  Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation  Picture Me
  • Photo of William Gordon Baird– Communal Graves of 5 RCAF and 1 RAF in the cemetery of Laons, France.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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