John Henry BAKER

BAKER, John Henry

Service Number: 3682
Enlisted: 10 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
Born: Braybrook, Victoria, Australia, 1874
Home Town: Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling: State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Municipal(Council) Employee
Died: Killed in Action, France, 15 July 1916
Cemetery: Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais
Plot 1, Row K, Grave 128
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
23 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3682, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3682, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
15 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3682, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3682 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-15
Date unknown: Involvement 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography

7 Battalion

Rank - Private

24 February 1916 - Taken on strength Tel el Kebir

15 March 1916 - Transferred to 58 Btn

17 May 1916 - Embarked  to join B.E.F in Alexandria on board Transylvania

23 June 1916 - Disemarked Marseilles

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of John Clarke Baker and Alison Baker; Husband of Emily Maud Baker, of 31, Windsor St., Footscray, Victoria, Australia