Regimental number | 2864 |
Place of birth | Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Flaxspinner |
Address | 'Normanhurst', Ben Boyd Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R Baker, 'Normanhurst', Ben Boyd Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2864A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt Taken on strength of 56th Bn, Tel el Kabir, 16 February 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 6 April 1916 (aortic disease); to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 8 April 1916 (debility and pre-senility); to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 8 April 1916; to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 18 April 1916 (arteriosclerosis). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Itonus', from Suez, 10 June 1916; disembarked Sydney, 15 July 1916; discharged, 18 August 1916 (medically unfit). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAKER Henry Percy |