Baird, Nelson George
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Nelson George |
Surname | Baird |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James H. and Sarah A. Baird, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP718 |
Markings | EQ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 1. B. 13-14. |
Epitaph | OF WINNIPEG, CANADA. IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER "THY WILL BE DONE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/191011 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Baird Island, Manitoba; Within Granville Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Hemmingstedt- for an attack on the Deutche Erdoel oil refinery. 281 aircraft, 5 lost. The bombs fell between 2 and 3 miles from the target. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a combination of flak and a night-fighter, crashing at Nordhastedt, ESE of Heide, Germany |