Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Leicester, England |
School | Leicester |
Other training | Sydney University (veterinary science) |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Permanent Veterinary Officer |
Address | c/o Mrs Rowlandson, Church Street, Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 171 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Fanny Letitia Baker, c/o Mrs Rowlandson, Church Street, Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Staff Officer, Veterinary Services, Adelaide from April 1913. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain (Veterinary Officer) |
Unit name | 3rd Infantry Brigade, Headquarters |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A12 Saldanha on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Brigade Australian Field Artillery |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Marseilles, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Mazargues Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 26), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Henry and Louisa Jane BAKER; Wife: Fannie L. BAKER, Church Street, Hunter's Hill, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915. Detached for duty, Alexandria, 25 April 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 14 October 1915 (dysentery); rejoined Transport Details, Serapeum, 11 February 1916. Transferred to 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 11 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 27 March 1916. Accidentally wounded, 6 April 1916 (scalp: slight), and admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Marseilles. Died of lobar pneumonia, No 2 Australian General Hospital, 11 April 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAKER Horace Morgan |