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James Baird

In memory of:

Private James Baird

April 24, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

213349

Age:

37

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

20th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

April 14, 1881

Son of Thomas and Mary Baird, of Edinburgh, Scotland. A Sculptor.

Digitized service file.

Commemorated on Page 362 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ACHICOURT ROAD CEMETERY (ACHICOURT)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

E. 14

Location:

Achicourt is a village and commune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, immediately South of Arras. The Achicourt Road Cemetery lies between the villages of Achicourt and Beaurains, a little East of the main road from Arras to Amiens, about two kilometers from Arras railway station. The cemetery covers an area of 700 square yards and is surrounded by a low brick wall. It is planted with Siberian crab trees and flowering shrubs.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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