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John Henry BAKER

Regimental number3682
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMunicipal employee
Address31 Windsor Street, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinWife, Mrs E M Baker, 31 Windsor Street, Footscray, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1916
Date of death15 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 128), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Clarke and Alison BAKER, husband of E.M. BAKER, 31 Windsor Street, Footscray, Victoria, Australia. Born at Braybrook, Victoria~
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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