Air Marshal Sir John Alexander Baird, (25 July 1937 – 12 November 2020) was a British

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and a retired

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medical officer who served as Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces from 1997 to 2000. Baird was appointed a

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(KBE) in the

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. He was appointed

Commander of the Order of St John The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of c ...

(CStJ) in 1997 Honour Ribbons: * Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon

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(KBE) *:

Venerable Order of St John The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of c ...

. (CStJ)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baird, John 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 1937 births 2020 deaths