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Arthur Ernest Charles BAKER

Regimental number2906
Place of birthClarence River New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAlice Street, Grafton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Arthur Benjamin Baker, Alice Street, Grafton, New South Wales
Previous military service4th ALH
Enlistment date13 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingnr Ypres, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBrandhoek New Military Cemetery No. 3. Vlamertinghe(Plot II, Row L, Grave No. 21), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur Benjamin and Mary Ann BAKER. Native of Grafton, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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