William Roderick BAKER

BAKER, William Roderick

Service Number: 2122
Enlisted: 9 May 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 48th Infantry Battalion
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Port Elliot, Alexandrina, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Painter
Died: Killed in Action, Dernancourt, Picardie, France, 5 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Elliot Institute Roll of Honor, Port Elliot War Memorial, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

9 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 48th Infantry Battalion
12 Aug 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
5 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 48th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, Killed in Action Dernancourt France

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