Frank Brighton BAKER

BAKER, Frank Brighton

    Service Number: 5342
    Enlisted: 8 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1889
    Home Town: Kurrawang, Coolgardie, Western Australia
    Schooling: State School, Western Australia
    Occupation: Locomotive Fireman
    Died: Died of wounds , France, 27 January 1918
    Cemetery: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais
    Plot 11, Row D, Grave 12 Rev. Charles Hall officiated in the presence of his brother James Gordon Baker Headstone inscription reads: Son of Mr. & Mrs. J. Baker of Kurrawang so sadly missed,
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coolgardie Kurrawang Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5342, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
    17 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 5342, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
    17 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 5342, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle
    6 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5342, 11th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the leg
    12 Nov 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion, Promoted while in Belgium
    26 Jan 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5342, 11th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 2nd occasion. Shell wounds to the chest, lungs and both legs
    27 Jan 1918: Involvement Lance Corporal, 5342, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5342 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-01-27

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Joseph Baker and Sarah Jane Baker nee Westrop of Kurrawang, WA. Brother of James Gordon Baker who returned to Australia on 1 June 1919 and served with the haaving served with the 11th Battalion. James carried the wounded Frank from the battlefield to the Casualty Clearing Station

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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