Charles Baird of Brick Row, Lugar was born in 1891 in Lugar to Robert Baird and his wife Sarah McKelvie Baird. His father died within weeks of his son's death. His mother is the cousin of the Charles Baird on Muirkirk War Memorial. Happily the brother James, mentioned serving with the HLI, survived the war. Another brother Robert Baird of the RFA also survived.
Bairds on Cumnock Connections tree
Sadly the other 2 men mentioned in the article Jim Wylie and William Wright were also to fall later on that year. They are all remembered on Lugar War Memorial
CWGC
Name: BAIRD, CHARLES
Initials: C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Date of Death: 09/05/1915
Service No: S/14291
Additional information: Son of the late Robert and Sarah Baird.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 41 and 42.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL
CWGC
Name: WRIGHT, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 28/09/1915
Service No: S/14294
Additional information: Born at Lugar, Cumnock, Ayrshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert John Wright, of 10, Avon St., Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sp. Mem. 31.
Cemetery: NINTH AVENUE CEMETERY, HAISNES
William Wright on Cumnock Connections tree
CWGC
Name: WYLIE, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 11/10/1915
Service No: S/14447
Additional information: Son of John and Janet Wylie, of 473, Brick Row, Lugar, Ayrshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 119 to 124.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL
His service record survives. He was a bricklayer on enlistment in November 1914. His father signed for his medals on 23rd Feb 1921
James Wylie on Cumnock Connections tree
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