BAKER, John Robert
| Service Number: | WX9367 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 November 1940, Claremont, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, WA, 21 October 1907 |
| Home Town: | Toodyay, Toodyay, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Linesman |
| Died: | Hollywood Hopsital, Perth WA, 17 November 1962, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toodyay Old Newcastle Public Cemetery, Western Australia Church of England Section |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX9367, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Claremont, WA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William BAKER and Rosa nee THOMAS
Husband of Syliva Joyce BAKER, Toodyay, WA
Mr. John Robert (Jack) Baker, a well-known identity of the Toodyay district died at Hollywood Hospital on November 17, at the age of 55 years. He was a veteran of the famous 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion. The late Jack Baker was a member of a well-known sporting family, and had spent practically the whole of his life in and around Toodyay. Always keenly interested in horse racing, he was the owner of the well-performed Cool Water a few years ago. He is survived by a widow (formerly Joyce Smith, a member of another old Toodyay family), two daughters, June and Colleeen, and two sons Noel and Barry. The funeral took place at Toodyay on Wedneday morning, the place of internment being the church of England portion of the Toodyay Cemetery.
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