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John Alfred BAKER

Regimental number2016
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBookkeeper
AddressRockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, John Alfred Baker, Sen., 19 Brighton Road, St Kilda, Victoria
Enlistment date5 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A65 Clan Macewan on 9 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Light Horse Regiment (Army Pay Corps)
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31383 (5 June 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113 (6 October 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 26 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 August 1952

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