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John Baird (RAF officer)

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British physician and RAF officer (1937–2020)

John Baird
Born(1937-07-25)25 July 1937
Died12 November 2020(2020-11-12) (aged 83)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Air Force
RankAir Marshal
CommandsSurgeon General of the British Armed Forces (1997–00)
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Commander of the Order of St John.

Air Marshal Sir John Alexander Baird, KBE, CStJ, DL, FRAeS, FRCPE (25 July 1937 – 12 November 2020) was a British physician and a retired Royal Air Force medical officer who served as Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces from 1997 to 2000.

Baird was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1999 Birthday Honours. He was appointed Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ) in 1997

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References

  1. "Winds of Destruction". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. RAF Cricket Association; Honorary Vice-Presidents Retrieved 15 February 2010
  3. "Air Marshal Sir John Baird, Surgeon-General who pushed for change in military medicine – obituary". The Telegraph. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. "No. 55513". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1999. p. 7.
  5. "The London Gazette Number 54940" (PDF). 6 November 1997.
Military offices
Preceded byAnthony Revell Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces
1997–2000 		Succeeded byRobert Menzies
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