Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | St Paul's Church of England School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Other training | Business College (accountancy) |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Egmont Terrace, Lower Mitcham, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, W W Baker, Egmont Terrace, Mitcham, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | London Cemetery Extension, High Wood, Longueval, (Plot I, Row B, Grave 22), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: Wallace William and Amy Eliza BAKER, Egmont Terrace, Lower Mitcham, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |