Private Clarence Marvin Baird

Clarence Marvin Baird was born at Ormstown, Quebec, on 1 July 1911. He married Margaret Elizabeth McNeil in 1933 and was working as a bus driver before enlisting at Westmount, Quebec, on 29 July 1940. Baird served as a Private with the Canadian Forestry Corps. He went overseas in 1941 and served with forestry companies in Scotland and later in Northwest Europe. In July 1944 he joined No. 28 Company for service in France, and his wartime service subsequently included Belgium, Holland and Germany. He returned to Canada in June 1945 and was honourably discharged at Montreal South on 1 August 1945. His awards included the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and War Medal 1939-45. After the war he returned to Ormstown, where he hoped eventually to own a farm. He died there on 2 February 2004 at the age of 92.

1911-07-01 — Born.
1933-09-02 — Married Margaret Elizabeth McNeil/Baird.
1940-07-08 — Medical examination; found fit Category A.
1940-07-22 — Executed a wartime will before enlistment/service processing.
1940-07-29 — Attested/enlisted for active service; joined No. 2 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps as Private.
1941-02-16 — Official overseas-service period began; proceeded overseas with Canadian Forestry Corps.
1941-06-13 — Birth of a daughter recorded while Baird was serving overseas.
1942-11-06 — Reported sick with dyspepsia/abdominal symptoms; later radiological review noted an old retained .22-calibre bullet and pleural scarring from a prewar shooting accident.
1944-07-26 — Embarked from the United Kingdom for France with No. 28 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps.
1944-07-27 — Disembarked in France for Northwest Europe service with No. 28 Company CFC.
1945-01-01 — Admitted to No. 39 British General Hospital with gastro-enteritis.
1945-01-13 — Transferred to No. 121 British General Hospital for continued treatment of gastro-enteritis.
1945-02-03 — Discharged fit for duty after approximately 33-34 days' treatment for gastro-enteritis.
1945-06-18 — Overseas service terminated for War Service Gratuity purposes.
1945-06-21 — Taken on strength No. 4 District Depot for demobilization processing.
1945-07-14 — Release medical board initiated; no present disability requiring treatment identified.
1945-07-31 — Release medical board approved; no treatment required.
1945-08-01 — Honourably discharged to return to civil life on demobilization.
1945-09-11 — Wartime will dated 22 Jul 1940 was returned to Baird after discharge.
1946-02-25 — Wrote to National Defence asking which campaign ribbons he was entitled to wear.
1946-03-05 — National Defence advised that he was eligible for the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, and Defence Medal ribbons.
2004-02-02 — Died at age 92.