Alexander BAKER

Regimental number2128
Place of birthNimmitabel New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Nimmitabel, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNimmitabel, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Baker, Nimmitabel, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 18), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mary BAKER, Nimmitabel, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal