BAIKIE, Andrew
(Service number 43938)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 31/01/1889 | Place of Birth | Evie, Orkney, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o John BAIKIE, Glenavy | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mr J. BAIKIE (uncle), Glenavy, South Canterbury; Mr A. BAIKIE (father), Erie, Orkney, Scotland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battaliion, C Company | ||
| Date | 2 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 August 1950 | Age | 61 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Lawn Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Andrew Baikie, born on 31 January 1889 at Evie, Orkney, Scotland, was the son of Andrew and Adamina Baikie. He was at home at Evie with his family in 1891 and 1901. His brother James William Baikie also came to New Zealand and enlisted with the New Zealand Forces. Andrew was wounded, resulting in the amputation of his right leg and permanent disability.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 December 2017]; Waimate Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [21 December 2017]; NZ Death Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2017]; Scotland census transcriptions, 1891 & 1901 (ancestry.com.au) [21 December 2017]
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