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William Henry Charles BAKER

Regimental number499
Place of birthShepparton, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Address25 Steele Street, Newport, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, W H Baker, 25 Steele Street, Newport, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Date of death4 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
98
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Ann BAKER, 25 Steele Street, Newport, Victoria

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