BAIRD, Colin Campbell (1917-2011)

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BAIRD, Colin Campbell (1917-2011)

Colin Campbell Baird, accountant, attended Geelong High School before becoming a student at the College from 1933 to 1934.

During World War II, he enlisted on 21 February 1944 and served with the 61st Battalion in New Guinea which was involved in the Battle of Milne Bay, 1942. He left the army on 14 December 1945.

He died on 3 September 2011.

Sources: The Age (Melb) 5 Sep 2011. OGC 1930.