Regimental number | 5657 |
Place of birth | Yorketown, South Australia |
School | State School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Address | Yorketown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Baker, Yorketown, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Pont D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin Herbert and Rosina BAKER. Native of Yorke Town, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6842 Gunner Rollo Clement BAKER, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 9 December 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |