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Harold Robert BAKER

Regimental number372
Place of birthHay, Breconshire, Wales
SchoolHay Council School; Grammar School, Wales
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBookkeeper
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinJoseph Baker, Hay, Hereford, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentShepparton, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death10 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLancashire Landing Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 43), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Susannah BAKER, Hay, Hereford, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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