BAKER, John Henry
Service Number: | 3682 |
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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 |
World War 1 Service
10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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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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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