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Charles Arthur BAKER

Regimental number5791
Place of birthLondon, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressSlane, Sophia Street, Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, C J Baker Slane, Sophia Street, Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 January 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 April 1917
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La-Boisselle (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
28
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Joslin and Alice Mary BAKER, 'Kelso', Barton Road, Artarmon, New South Wales. Native of England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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