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BAKER, Ray Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | N382401 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1942, Hillston, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boudary Road, via Swan Hill, Vic., 18 February 1924 |
| Home Town: | Hillston, Carrathool, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Measles, Australia, 6 September 1942, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dubbo General Cemetery, NSW Presb. 688, Dubbo General Cemetery, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hillston Memorial Park Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, N382401 | |
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| 22 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Private, N382401, 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion, Hillston, NSW | |
| 22 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N382401 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Gilbert and Elsie Adele Baker, of Hillston.
DUBBO DEATHS
PRIVATE RAY BAKER
DUBBO, Wednesday.
Private Ray Edward Baker, aged 18 years, died in a military hospital yesterday. He had been ill for several weeks. Deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. G. Baker, of Hillston, who were present at the bedside when the end came. The Union Jack draped the coffin when a service was held at St. Andrews' Presbyterian Church by the Rev. G. M. Scott, who read the burial service when the remains were laid to rest in the Presbyterian portion of the Dubbo cemetery.