Private James Cardy "Cardy" Baird

1895 - 1917  (21 years)

• Name	James Cardy "Cardy" Baird
  Prefix	Private
  Born	5 Oct 1895	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - C.M.R.  [4]
  		Baird,JCardy-WW1.jpg
  		Baird,JamesCardy-WW1.jpg Photo of James Cardy Baird His service papers have a corrected date of death of June 19, 1917. Photograph probably taken before embarkation to England James Cardy Baird - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada. (2016). Veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 10 May 2016, from https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/531201?James%20Cardy%20Baird
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Military	1914	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	WW1, Private, Canadian Mechanic, Regiment, Enlistment 17 Aug 1915
  		Baird,JamesCardy-Militaryuniform.jpg
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Service #3697
  Misfortune	killed in WW1
  Name	James Cardy Baird
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-211275P
  Died	18 Jun 1917	Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France   [4, 5]
  Buried	Petit-Vimy British Cemetery, , Pas de Calais, France
  Person ID	I211275	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Baird,   b. 29 Mar 1866, Dreghorn, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 19 Oct 1948, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Knowles,   b. 23 Jun 1865, West Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 19 Mar 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1888	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F15843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 12. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Robert Baird/ born Mar. 29, 1866/ died Dec. 18, 1948/ his wife/ Eliza Jane Knowles/ born June 23, 1865/ died Mar. 19, 1943/ Cecil K. Baird/ born May 6, 1889/ died April 27, 1910/ Baird Jesse Knowles/ died Jan. 4, 1915/ aged 75 years/ Isabella Cardy/ wife of/ Jesse Knowles/ born Feb. 1, 1844/ died May 15, 1907/ their daughter/ Maggie Alberta/ born Nov. 26, 1878/ died April 27, 1894/ Knowles J. Cardy Baird/ 5th C.M.R./ killed in action/ in France/ June 18, 1917/ in his 22nd year/ Hamilton & Sons, Guelph [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Marriage of Robert Baird and Elizabeth (Eliza) J. Knowles - 29 Jun 1888, pg 8. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 001952 (1888). Name:Robert Baird Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1866 Birth Place:Draghoree Scotland Marriage Date:20 Jun 1888 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Robert Baird Mother:Christina Baird Spouse:Eliza Jane Knowler

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Oct 1895 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Military - WW1, Private, Canadian Mechanic, Regiment, Enlistment 17 Aug 1915 - 1914 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jun 1917 - Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France Buried - - Petit-Vimy British Cemetery, , Pas de Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth