Percy Clarence BAKER

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Service Number:	804
Enlisted:	17 January 1916
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company
Born:	Tenterfield, New South Wales, 1886
Home Town:	Tenterfield, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Superior Public School, Tenterfield, New South Wales
Occupation:	Linesman
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 2 June 1917
Cemetery:	La Clytte Military Cemetery Reninghelst Belgium, Plot II, Row F, Grave 34, La Clytte Military Cemetery, De Klijte, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tenterfield & District Fallen Soldiers Roll of Honor Infantry

17 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 804, Mining Corps
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 804, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 804, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 804, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 804, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
29 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
30 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company
16 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Tunnelling Companies, Sapper joined as temporary detachment with the 170th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers on January 16, 1917.
2 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 804, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 804 awm_unit: Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-06-02

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Australian Mining and Boring Company

Rank - Sapper

Son of Benson Joseph and Emma Baker. Native of Tenterfield, New South Wales.