BAKER, Cyril George
| Service Number: | 1904 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Margate, Kent, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bridgewater (Victoria, AUS), Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Commercial School, Margate, Kent, England |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Chocolate Hill, Gallipoli Turkey, 27 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 40., Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bridgewater Memorial Hall & Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1904, 14th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1904, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1904, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 9 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1904, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1904, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1904 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-27 | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1904, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1893 Baker Cyril George Thanet 2a 917
14th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Lance Corporal Baker was 21 and the son of James Ernest and Clara Ann Baker, of Margate, England. He had answered the call in 1914 and had served as a trooper in the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles before serving with the AIF. He was the eldest son of James Baker, builder and decorator, whose firm celebrated their centenary in 1996 and which is still in business today as Baker & Sons (Margate) Ltd.
He is honoured on the Margate War Memorial 1914-18 located in Trinity Square. Trinity Church provided a wonderful backcloth to the memorial but the church was all but destroyed by enemy bombing on 1st June 1943 and was finally demolished in 1960/61. The site of the church is now a public car park. The then Vicar of Margate (Canon S A Odom) suggested that the memorial should be moved from Trinity Hill to the north side of the upper High Street entrance to St John's Church. That suggestion met with strong resistance from the public who demanded that the memorial should remain where it stood - and still stands.
He is also honoured on the Margate War Shrine was unveiled on 26th April 1917 by the Mayoress, Mrs W Booth Reeve. Originally the War Shrine comprised three panels but, as the list of names to be added to the Roll of Honour grew, a fourth panel was added and the design changed to incorporate that additional panel.
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