Regimental number | 5342 |
Place of birth | Brighton, Victoria |
School | State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Locomotive fireman |
Address | Kurrawang, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr J Baker, Post Office, Kurrawang, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Trois-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 connections | Brother: 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 |