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Oswald Leslie BAKER

Regimental number4440
Place of birthMudgee New South Wales
SchoolBotobolar Public School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressRobertson Street, Mudgee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, A Baker, Robertson Street, Mudgee, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1918
Place of death or woundingLe Cateau, France
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialTempleux-le-Guerard British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 40), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
180
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Sarah BAKER, Robertson Street, Mudgee, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrothers: one killed in action; one died of pneumonia and influenza while on active service. Brother: 2517 Pte Percival Allen BAKER, 19th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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