John Baird (RAF officer)
John Baird | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1937 |
| Died | 12 November 2020 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands | 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 (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.[1][2][3]
Baird was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1999 Birthday Honours.[4] He was appointed Commander of the Order of St John[5] (CStJ) in 1997
Honour Ribbons:
: Order of the British Empire (KBE)
: Venerable Order of St John. (CStJ)
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References
[edit]- ^ "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
- ^ "Air Marshal Sir John Baird, Surgeon-General who pushed for change in military medicine – obituary". The Telegraph. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "No. 55513". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1999. p. 7.
- ^ "The London Gazette Number 54940" (PDF). 6 November 1997.
Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2020 deaths
- Surgeons-General of the British Armed Forces
- 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
- 20th-century Royal Navy personnel