| Regimental number | 3453 |
| Place of birth | Colac, Victoria |
| School | Colac State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, Miss M Primmer, Terang, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. corner, Australian Cemetery (15), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3454 Pte Hugh BAKER, 21st Bn, Effective Abroad(still overseas); Cousins: 5808 Pte Ernest BAKER, 27th Bn, returned to Australi 14 January 1919; 879 Pte George BAKER, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 12 April 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 21st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing in action, 19 July 1916; Court of Enquiry,in the field, 29 August 1917, determined fate as killed in action, 19 July 1916. Form B103 states: 'Presumed buried in No Man's Land at approx. 5J90.43 to 5K 0 2.51 Sheet Hazebrouck 5H'. Statement, Red Cross File No 200306 , 3086 Pte W.E. LYONS, 59th Bn (patient, King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London, England), 10 October 1916: 'Informant states that on July 19/16 he saw Pte. Baker lying dead on (sic) No Man's Land. He was killed in the charge on that day.' Second statement, [?] 3025 Sergeant CALLANAN, 59th Bn, 17 December 1916: 'I knew him well and I have a faint recollection of his being buried at Rifle Valley. We signallers and the pioneers (sic) were a good bit together and I am pretty well sure I heard them say that they buried them there.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BAKER Percy
Red Cross file 200306 |
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