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Frank Brighton BAKER

Regimental number5342
Place of birthBrighton, Victoria
SchoolState School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLocomotive fireman
AddressKurrawang, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Mr J Baker, Post Office, Kurrawang, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 January 1918
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Sarah Jane BAKER, Kurrawang, Western Australia, Native of Victoria, Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: Pte James Gordon BAKER, 11th Battalion, who carried him off the battlefield and in whose presence he was buried in Arbres Trois Cemetery.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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