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R.M.A. Woolwich and R.M.C. Sandhurst Athletics Prize Medal, 50mm, silver, the reverse...
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R.M.A. Woolwich and R.M.C. Sandhurst Athletics Prize Medal, 50mm, silver, the reverse engraved ‘Cricket H. H. C. Baird. (Captain.) 1897.’ in fitted Tyler, London, case of issue, about extremely fine £50-£70
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D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901:
‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’
Henry Hume Chisholm Baird was born at Robeston Hall, Pembrokeshire, on 13 April 1878 and was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the East Kent Regiment on 8 September 1897, he was promoted Lieutenant on 11 October 1899 and served in South Africa during the Boer War 1899-1902 as Brigade Signalling Officer from 18 January 1900 to 28 June 1901; and as Staff Officer to Brigadier-General. He was present at the Relief of Kimberley; in the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including the operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February) and the actions at Poplar Grove and Dreifontein; in the operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to November 1900; and in the operations in Orange River Colony, May to 29 November 1900, including the actions at Bothaville and Caledon River. For his services in South Africa he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901 and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, being presented with the decoration by H.M. King Edward VII on 29 October 1901. He was promoted to Captain 15 February 1901, and served as Adjutan of the Volunteers from 28 April 1905 to 31 December 1907. He retired in November 1912, but rejoined in August 1914 following the outbreak of War, and was placed on the Retired List in July 1915, owing to ill-health caused by the War. He died at Sandwich, Kent, on 22 February 1950.
A keen cricketer, Baird captained the R.M.C. Sandhurst XI, and played nine First Class matches in the seasons 1910-13, for the Marylebone Cricket Club, the Army, and a combined Army and Royal Navy XI.
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D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901:
‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’
Henry Hume Chisholm Baird was born at Robeston Hall, Pembrokeshire, on 13 April 1878 and was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the East Kent Regiment on 8 September 1897, he was promoted Lieutenant on 11 October 1899 and served in South Africa during the Boer War 1899-1902 as Brigade Signalling Officer from 18 January 1900 to 28 June 1901; and as Staff Officer to Brigadier-General. He was present at the Relief of Kimberley; in the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including the operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February) and the actions at Poplar Grove and Dreifontein; in the operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to November 1900; and in the operations in Orange River Colony, May to 29 November 1900, including the actions at Bothaville and Caledon River. For his services in South Africa he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901 and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, being presented with the decoration by H.M. King Edward VII on 29 October 1901. He was promoted to Captain 15 February 1901, and served as Adjutan of the Volunteers from 28 April 1905 to 31 December 1907. He retired in November 1912, but rejoined in August 1914 following the outbreak of War, and was placed on the Retired List in July 1915, owing to ill-health caused by the War. He died at Sandwich, Kent, on 22 February 1950.
A keen cricketer, Baird captained the R.M.C. Sandhurst XI, and played nine First Class matches in the seasons 1910-13, for the Marylebone Cricket Club, the Army, and a combined Army and Royal Navy XI.
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R.M.A. Woolwich and R.M.C. Sandhurst Athletics Prize Medal, 50mm, silver, the reverse engraved ‘Cricket H. H. C. Baird. (Captain.) 1897.’ in fitted Tyler, London, case of issue, about extremely fine £50-£70
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D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901:
‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’
Henry Hume Chisholm Baird was born at Robeston Hall, Pembrokeshire, on 13 April 1878 and was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the East Kent Regiment on 8 September 1897, he was promoted Lieutenant on 11 October 1899 and served in South Africa during the Boer War 1899-1902 as Brigade Signalling Officer from 18 January 1900 to 28 June 1901; and as Staff Officer to Brigadier-General. He was present at the Relief of Kimberley; in the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including the operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February) and the actions at Poplar Grove and Dreifontein; in the operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to November 1900; and in the operations in Orange River Colony, May to 29 November 1900, including the actions at Bothaville and Caledon River. For his services in South Africa he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901 and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, being presented with the decoration by H.M. King Edward VII on 29 October 1901. He was promoted to Captain 15 February 1901, and served as Adjutan of the Volunteers from 28 April 1905 to 31 December 1907. He retired in November 1912, but rejoined in August 1914 following the outbreak of War, and was placed on the Retired List in July 1915, owing to ill-health caused by the War. He died at Sandwich, Kent, on 22 February 1950.
A keen cricketer, Baird captained the R.M.C. Sandhurst XI, and played nine First Class matches in the seasons 1910-13, for the Marylebone Cricket Club, the Army, and a combined Army and Royal Navy XI.
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D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901:
‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’
Henry Hume Chisholm Baird was born at Robeston Hall, Pembrokeshire, on 13 April 1878 and was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the East Kent Regiment on 8 September 1897, he was promoted Lieutenant on 11 October 1899 and served in South Africa during the Boer War 1899-1902 as Brigade Signalling Officer from 18 January 1900 to 28 June 1901; and as Staff Officer to Brigadier-General. He was present at the Relief of Kimberley; in the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including the operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February) and the actions at Poplar Grove and Dreifontein; in the operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to November 1900; and in the operations in Orange River Colony, May to 29 November 1900, including the actions at Bothaville and Caledon River. For his services in South Africa he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901 and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, being presented with the decoration by H.M. King Edward VII on 29 October 1901. He was promoted to Captain 15 February 1901, and served as Adjutan of the Volunteers from 28 April 1905 to 31 December 1907. He retired in November 1912, but rejoined in August 1914 following the outbreak of War, and was placed on the Retired List in July 1915, owing to ill-health caused by the War. He died at Sandwich, Kent, on 22 February 1950.
A keen cricketer, Baird captained the R.M.C. Sandhurst XI, and played nine First Class matches in the seasons 1910-13, for the Marylebone Cricket Club, the Army, and a combined Army and Royal Navy XI.
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