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BAKER, Frank Brighton
Step 1: Personal Details
Service Number: | 5342 |
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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 |
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