John Baird (RAF officer) explained

John Baird
Birth Date:	25 July 1937
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
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, (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. 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winds of Destruction . 15 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105234203/http://www.therli.com/iframe/SHP_books1_1.asp . 5 January 2009 . dead .
2. http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcricket/contacts/vps.cfm RAF Cricket Association; Honorary Vice-Presidents
3. News: Air Marshal Sir John Baird, Surgeon-General who pushed for change in military medicine – obituary . 6 August 2023 . The Telegraph . 22 November 2020.
4. News: 6 November 1997. The London Gazette Number 54940.