Regimental number | 5972 |
Place of birth | Nhill, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Bleak House Post Office via Nhill, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, W Baker, Bleak House via Nhill, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme (Plot IV. Row B, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Fanny BAKER, MacPherson Street, Nhill, Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |