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Norman Selwyn BAKER

Regimental number2469
Place of birthForbes New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o J R Baker, Canbelego, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, R Baker, Canbelego, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Date of death29 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialAlbert Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 50), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard Albert and Alice BAKER, Canbelego, New South Wales
Other details

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

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