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Percy BAKER

Regimental number5437
Place of birthPort Germein, South Australia
SchoolFranklin Harbour State School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressStreaky Bay, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Baker, Streaky Bay, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 March 1917
Place of death or woundingWarlencourt, France
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
109
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph Henry and Caroline BAKER; husband of E.A. BAKER, Streaky Bay, West Coast, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4741 Elva Cuthbert BAKER, INF 15
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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