John Baird (RAF officer)
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John Baird | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1937 |
| Died | 12 November 2020 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held | Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces (1997–00) |
| Awards | Knight 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 (born 25 July 1937, died 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.[1][2]
Baird was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1999 Birthday Honours.[3] He was appointed Commander of the Order of St John[4] (CStJ) in 1997
Honour Ribbons:
: Order of the British Empire (KBE)
: Venerable Order of St John. (CStJ)
References[]
- ^ "Winds of Destruction". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ RAF Cricket Association; Honorary Vice-Presidents Retrieved 15 February 2010
- ^ "No. 55513". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1999. p. 7.
- ^ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54940/page/12485/data.pdf[bare URL]
Categories:
- Surgeons-General of the British Armed Forces
- Living people
- Royal Air Force air marshals
- Royal Air Force Medical Service officers
- Deputy Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire
- Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society
- Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Merchiston Castle School
- 1937 births