Regimental number | 835 |
Place of birth | Bakers Creek, South Australia |
School | Seaview Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bridge Street, Gawler, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Matilda Baker, Bridge Street, Gawler, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Mildura, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Embarkation Pier Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 12), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Allan and Matilda BAKER. Native of Baker's Gully, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915; admitted to Casualty Clearing Station and evacuated Gallipoli, 19 August 1915 (diarrhoea); admitted to No 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 24 August 1915 (debility after diarrhoea); on 13 September 1915 medical records state that he was still 'very pale and debilitated' and suffering from anaemia; discharged to duty, Mustapha, 8 October 1915; embarked Alexandria for the front, 18 October 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 25 October 1915; killed in action, Gallipoli, 28 November 1915 (gun shot wound, head). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAKER William Albert |