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BAKER, Wilfred John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1163 |
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Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Dulverton, Somerset, England, 1885 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Church of England Schoo, Exton, Somerset, England |
Occupation: | Orchardist |
Died: | Illness (Diphtheria), Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 20 September 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 106 Headstone inscription reads: Day by day the voice said come enter thine eternal home at rest, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1163, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1163, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1163, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Arrived in Australia aged 26 years
Son of John and Elizabeth Baker of Brushford, Dulverton, Somerset, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Meal