Thomas Joseph BAKER

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Service Number:	2556
Enlisted:	27 May 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Roma, Queensland, Australia, 5 March 1897
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telegraphist
Died:	Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial), Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

27 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 9th Infantry Battalion
16 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2556, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2556, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2556, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2556 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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