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Harold John BAKER

Regimental number3593
Place of birthBuangor, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBank accountant
AddressBurwood, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, C J Baker, State School No 454, Burwood, Victoria
Previous military service45th Infantry; Served for 4 years in the 73rd and 45th Battalions, Citizen Military Force.
Enlistment date18 August 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on 7 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Pay Corps
FateReturned to Australia 20 May 1920
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date20 December 1920
Other details

War service: England, France

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Kigoma', 20 May 1920; disembarked Sydney, 15 July 1920; discharged, 20 December 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 November 1972
Age at death78
Place of burialEastern Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria

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