Regimental number | 4731 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | McMillan Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, G T Baker, Sherbrook, McMillan Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the staff of the Bank of new South Wales, Flinders Street West, Melbourne, branch, 11 April 1909; transferred to Kyneton branch, December 1911; to Ballarat branch, December 1912; to Albury branch, 1913 (teller from April 1914). |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Tel el Kebir War Memorial Cemetery (33. ), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 71 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Gerald Thomas and Katie Georgi, 'Quat Quatta', Glen Eira Road, Elstermouth, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Died of heatstroke. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |