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Alfred John Hallett BAKER

Regimental number6279
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressSW Railway, Colup, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ethel Margaret Jane Forbes Baker, Battle Street, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 September 1917
Place of death or woundingnr Passchendaele, Belgium
Family/military connectionsBrother: Richard Darcy BAKER, killed in action; Cousin: LJ BOCK, MM.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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