Regimental number | 6842 |
Place of birth | Yorketown, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Commercial traveller |
Address | Yorketown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.3 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Rose Baker, Yorketown, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 8th Infantry Brigade, 8th Field Ambulance Sections B and C |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Brian McLauchlan |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5657 Pte Dene Edward BAKER, 43rd Bn, died of wounds, 9 June 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Leicestershire', 9 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gas poisoning), Adelaide, 15 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Payneham Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAKER Rollo Clement |