Regimental number | 2563 |
Place of birth | Wedderburn, Victoria |
Other Names | BAKER, Frederick James |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, David Baker, Wedderburnk, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | On enlistment it is clear that he had previously been shot, as he had a scar from a bullet on the middle of his right leg. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 26), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Harriett BAKER, "Lyndale", Reef Street, Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 21st Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 7 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Found guilty, France, 15 August 1916, of being 30 minutes late for parade, 14 August 1916: awarded 14 days Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 4 Casualty Clearing Station, France, 1 September 1916 (scabies); transferred to 16th General Hospital, Le Touquet, 4 September 1916; to 2nd Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 15 September 1916; marched out to unit, 21 September 1916; rejoined 21st Bn, Belgium, 21 September 1916. Wounded in action, 3 May 1917; admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 3 May 1917 (gun shot wound, right arm); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 3 May 1917; to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 4 May 1917; to England, 12 May 1917; admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, 14 May 1917; discharged on furlough, 20 July 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 3 August 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, 3 August 1917; marched out, 25 August 1917; marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 25 August 1917; marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, 12 September 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 October 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 15 October 1917; rejoined 21st Bn, 20 October 1917. Found guilty, 20 August 1918, of being absent without leave from 2.30 pm, 21 July 1918, to 4.00 pm, 23 July 1918: forfeited a total of 12 days pay. Wounded in action, France, 5 October 1918; admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 October 1918 (gun shot wound, buttock); transferred to 60th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 October 1918; died of wounds, 6 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAKER Fred James |