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Owen Wallace BAKER

Regimental number1867
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
SchoolNeutral Bay Preparatory College, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressChatsworth, Rooty Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr Thomas Baker, Rooty Hill, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Date of death29 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery, Neuve-Eglise (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 10), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth Sarah BAKER, Chatsworth, Rooty Hill, New South Wales. Native of St. Mary's New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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