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BAKER, Charles Albert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 79, 8806A |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 17th Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Campsie, New South Wales, Australia, 1 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Campsie, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Granville, New South Wales, Australia, 6 September 1981, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria, New South Wales, Australia Mortuary 2 Area: 7 Grave: 1899 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 79, Sydney | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Driver, 79, 4th Light Horse Brigade, Ammunition Reserve, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Driver, 79, 4th Light Horse Brigade, Ammunition Reserve, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 17th Army Service Corps | |
| 18 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 8806A, 17th Army Service Corps, GSW both legs and right foot (severe) | |
| 5 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 8806A, 17th Army Service Corps, Medically unfit |
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