Regimental number | 795 |
Place of birth | Bordertown, South Australia |
School | Bordertown State School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Teacher |
Address | Tyntynder South via Swan Hill, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Walter John Baker, Kadina PO, Kadina, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Trois-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 connections | Brother: 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 |