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Walter Forbes BAKER

Regimental number795
Place of birthBordertown, South Australia
SchoolBordertown State School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTeacher
AddressTyntynder South via Swan Hill, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Walter John Baker, Kadina PO, Kadina, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 February 1917
Place of death or woundingPloegsteert
Date of death1 February 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
130
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter John and Adelaide Baker. Native of Bordertown, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1936 Pte George Forbes BAKER, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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