Regimental number | 1999 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dalby, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Dalby, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, James Baker, Nicholson Street, Dalby, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1383 Private James Thomas BAKER, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement, returned to Australia 15 February 1918; 2327 Private George Henry BAKER, 26th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement, returned to Australia 31 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Returned to Australia per 'Oronto' and disembarked 1 July 1919. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 63 |
Place of burial | Cremated at Holland Park, Brisbane; ashes now at Military Section, "Rose Garden", Albany Creek Crematorium, Brisbane. |