Baird-Smith, Maurice James, son of Rev. Alexander MacEwen Baird-Smith, Rector of Wheathampstead, Herts, and Ellen Mary, d. of James Campbell, shipowner, of Glasgow; b. 14 Aug. 1918; adm. May 1932 (G); left July 1936; RAF, PO 1936, FO 1939; Sperry Gyroscope Co. 1937- 40; RAF 1941-5 (Sqdn-Ldr, temp. Wing-Cdr); DFC 1941; RAF Staff Coll. 1942; p.o.w. (Berlin) Jan. 1944; Shell Internal. 1945-59, man. in Chile, Cuba and Greece; Chilean Order of Bernardo O'Higgins 1959; m. 1st 23 Sept. 1943 Vyvyan, d. of Maj. J. R. C. Bodley MC, 60th Rifles; 2nd Monique Mousseau of Paris.
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