BAIRD, MATTHEW

 Person: id 42825
University connections
UMelb
Event flag
World War I
Family name
BAIRD
Given name(s)
MATTHEW
Initials
M.
Gender
Male
Tertiary education
BAIRD M. : Law, University of Melbourne
Start date
1906
Military service
BAIRD M. : Military and health.Enlisted: Captain 22 Apr 1915BAIRD M. : Specific terms.Demobilised: Major 11 Aug 1916
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
BAIRD M. : Solicitor 1910 - @ Ballarat [ VIC Australia ]BAIRD M. : Member of Legislative Assembly 1911 - 1927 Victorian Government @ Ballarat [ VIC Australia ]BAIRD M. : Chief Secretary & Minister for Health 7 Sep 1919 - Victorian Government @ Melbourne [ VIC Australia ]
Death
BAIRD M. : Death 14 Jan 1930 @ Ballarat [ VIC Australia ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
BAIRD, MATTHEW. 1906.
Solicitor.
22.4.15; sailed 10.5.15, Capt. 23rd Btn.; Major 26.8.15. Demob. 11.8.16.
Year commenced - MELBOURNE UNI ONLY
1906
Narrative - quote
Matthew Baird was an active member of Australian politics up to his death in 1930. Like many men at the time, he entered political life through his membership of the Australian Natives Association, an organisation that only admitted white men who were born in Australia. See, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4062557
Discovering Anzacs
http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/78172
Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1904941/
Other URLs
http://www.ww1scvstories.com.au/images/BAIRD-Matthew.pnghttps://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/278http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243632209http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4062557
UniMelb Category
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