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Harold Richard BAKER

Regimental number1358
Place of birthCasterton, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 4.75"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Baker, French Street, Hamilton, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the 22nd Light Horse; left the district.
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Unit name9th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/14/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 21 October 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1358A
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 10 July 1919
Discharge date3 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Oxfordshire', 10 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 10 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 3 October 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, BAKER Harold Richard

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