Regimental number | 1756 |
Place of birth | Bideford, Devon, England |
School | Norwich Grammar School, Norfolk, England |
Other training | Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales (2 years) |
Age on arrival in Australia | 15 |
Religion | No religion |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Griffith, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Amy Baring, Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 2nd of 5 brothers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lagnicourt, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Vaulx Hill Cemetery ((Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 20), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis Henry and Amy Baring, Chandlers Ford, Hants, England. Born at Northam, England |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4 - all fought in France, 1 with the AIF, 3 with the British Army. 5223 Pte Charles Alexander BARING, 52nd Bn, killed in action, France, 4 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |