| Regimental number | 1623 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Beckwith Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Baker, Beckwith Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 55th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 1/12/15. Taken on strength, 56th Bn, 16/6/16. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4981 Pte Leslie BAKER, 30th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 14 April 1916; disembarked Port Said, 16 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Taken on strength, 53rd Bn, in the field, 16 June 1916. Reported missing in action, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, in the field, 2 September 1917, determined fate as 'killed in action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Mother wrote to Base Records, 21 June 1920: 'The Identity Disc of my son Pt. T.N. Baker No 1623 53rd Batt was returned home on Thursday the 10th June. My son was reported killed in action July 19, 1916, but had been previously reported missing, I never received any further news. As to how he was killed or where buried, & now this Disc has been returned but no further news as to where it was found etc. I would be glad to have all the particulars you can give me as to the nature of the wounds that caused my son's death, & where he was buried.' Base Records replied, 29 June 1920: 'No particulars in connexion with burial have yet come to hand but an intensive search is now being made over all old battlefields ... Advice as to how the disc was discovered has not come to hand but probably same may have been recovered during the search referred to above.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BAKER Thomas Norman |
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