Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Wednesday 7 November 2018

James Baird

James Baird was born on 26 Nov 1884 in Cumnock to James Baird and Mary Campbell.
He was a school teacher
He served in the Royal Navy on the Defiance from 11 Jul 1918 to 5 Nov 1918
He had brown hair and grey eyes. Was 5 ft 4 in.
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ADM 188/1082/32274
Record set British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924

 Cumnock Connections tree

He married Minnie Boyle in 1918 in Glasgow. They lived in Girvan for a while after marriage. He tried to farming and died in 1952 at Darnaconner, in the parish of Barrhill, Ayrshire.
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