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Ernest BAKER

Regimental number634
Place of birthExeter, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address28 Moran Street, Boulder, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Baker, Ford Cottage, Thorverton Exeter, England
Enlistment date4 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 August 1915
Date of death1 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 57), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Charlotte Baker, The Village, Upton Pyne, Exeter, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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