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BAKER, John Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | W30084, WX8962 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1940, Claremont, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Warminster, England, 21 March 1918 |
| Home Town: | East Perth, Perth Water, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Queensland, 2015 |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated Paradise Waters, Qld. |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 30 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W30084, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Claremont, WA | |
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| 25 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX8962 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry Andrew BAKER and Dorothy Winifred nee BECKETT, 37 Cherriton Street, East Perth, WA
After the death of his wife 'Bonnie' he moved to live in Fiji where he managed a plantation and lived for many years.
He retired to live in Paradise Waters, Queensland ‘lived a long life’ as they say, and died in 2015. Jack was a member of the RSL Surfers Paradise where he was highly thought of.
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