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Edward Hazle BAKER

Regimental number1104
Place of birthMuswellbrook, New South Wales
SchoolState School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoundary rider
AddressMuswellbrook, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, H B Baker, Saddler, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 September 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burial4 Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 16), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Philip Henry and Caroline Baker, Baraba. Native of Uralla, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915.

Killed in action, 6-13 June 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSecond given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Hazel.
SourcesNAA: B2455, BAKER Edward Hazle

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