Regimental number | 269 |
Place of birth | Spring Hill, Clunes, Talbot, Victoria |
School | Kingston State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Kingstown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Miriam Baker, Kingstown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Ballarat, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father served in Coldstream Guards in early part of Queen Victoria's reign; Great-Grandfather fought at Waterloo. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row J, Grave No. 20), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Randall and Mariam Smith Baker, Kingston, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915 (bomb wound, back); admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, Anzac, 6 August 1915; to No 1 Australian Clearing Hospital, Anzac, 6 August 1915; evacuated for Alexandria, 6 August 1915; admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, 12 August 1915 (shrapnel wound, right shoulder); died of wounds, 20 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAKER Charles Thomas |