Regimental number | 3650 |
Place of birth | Tibooburra District, New South Wales |
School | Tibooburra School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Edwards, Brazil Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | La Neuville British Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 21), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel Baker and Mary EDWARDS, Wolfram Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Native of Tibooburra, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Friend: Ted Bonnett, buried by him Cousins and Uncles and Comrades of same Battalion: Fred Jonston, Ern Newbold, Jack Rees. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |