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BAKER, Rollo Clement
| Service Numbers: | 6842, S69794 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Yorketown, South Australia, 31 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman/Commercial traveller |
| Died: | Natural causes (acute pulmonary oedema, emphysema, etc), Adelaide, South Australia, 25 November 1963, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Payneham Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6842, 8th Field Ambulance, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6842, 8th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6842, 8th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Wounded 2nd Passchendaele , Gassed | |
| 15 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 6842, 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S69794 | |
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| 5 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Private, S69794, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 6 Jun 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , S69794, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
| 17 Sep 1944: | Discharged Private, S69794, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Son of Edwin Henry BAKER and Rosina nee GREGOR
"...6842 Driver Rollo Clement Baker, 8th Field Ambulance who was a 25 year old commercial traveller from Yorketown, South Australia when he enlisted on 21 June 1915. He embarked for overseas from Melbourne on 10 November 1915 aboard HMAT Ascanius. After serving in the Middle East with the 15th Field Ambulance, he went on to serve on the Western Front with the 12th Field Artillery Brigade. He was gassed in Belgium on 2 November 1917 and evacuated to England for medical treatment and then later evacuated to Australia, arriving on 22 January 1919. During the Second World War, he served as a Private with 3 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps from 5 June 1942 until 17 September 1944..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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