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NAME:                      Baird, William
RANK:                      Private
UNIT:                      Welsh Regiment
BATTALION ETC:             2nd Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         39782
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action (Missing) 26th July 1916
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 36. Son of William and Louisa Baird of 19 Elm Rd., Portsmouth (Pension card, CWGC & 1901 census).
                           In 1911 mother a widow living at 56 Angerstein Road, North End, Portsmouth.
                           Born: Portsmouth. Enlisted: Cardiff.