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Lieutenant George Irvine Baillie was a McGill University student, born in the city of Montreal, Canada, who served in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force during the First World War.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soldiers of the First World War - CEF|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=20120|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|accessdate=February 26, 2014}}</ref> He was born on July 30th, 1893 and died in combat on August 8th, 1918, which was the first day of the Battle of Amiens. He studied Chemical Engineering at McGill University from 1912-1915 and was a member of [http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vol10/no3/07-morton-eng.asp McGill's Officer Training Corps] for one year before submitting an application to join the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in June 1915. His military attestation papers are available on the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=20120 Library and Archives Canada] website.
Lieutenant George Irvine Baillie was a McGill University student, born in the city of Montreal, Canada, who served in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force during the First World War.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soldiers of the First World War - CEF|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=20120|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|accessdate=February 26, 2014}}</ref> He was born on July 30th, 1893 and died in combat on August 8th, 1918, which was the first day of the Battle of Amiens. He studied Chemical Engineering at McGill University from 1912-1915 and was a member of [http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vol10/no3/07-morton-eng.asp McGill's Officer Training Corps] for one year before submitting an application to join the military in June 1915. His military attestation papers are available on the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=20120 Library and Archives Canada] website.

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/George Irvine Baillie

Lieutenant George Irvine Baillie was a McGill University student, born in the city of Montreal, Canada, who served in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force during the First World War.[1] He was born on July 30th, 1893 and died in combat on August 8th, 1918, which was the first day of the Battle of Amiens. He studied Chemical Engineering at McGill University from 1912-1915 and was a member of McGill's Officer Training Corps for one year before submitting an application to join the military in June 1915. His military attestation papers are available on the Library and Archives Canada website.

  1. ^ "Soldiers of the First World War - CEF". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 26, 2014.