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Thomas James BAKER

Regimental number623
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
SchoolWhite Gum Valley State School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHamilton Hill, South Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Thomas Baker, Hamilton Hill, South Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military service86th Infantry; Served in the 84th Battalion, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 January 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCite Borjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 37), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas James and Hanaha BAKER, Hamilton Hill, Fremantle, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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