BAKER, Walter Edward
| Service Number: | 1716 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cotton, Suffolk, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Freshwater, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener [Domestic] |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the LONE PINE MEMORIAL at Panel 45. , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1716, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1716, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 29 and the son of Mary Ann Baker, of Cherry Tree Cottage, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England, and the late William Baker. He is honoured on the Great Bealings War Memorial and on the war memorial in St. Mary's Church, Hall Farm Road, Great Bealings, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP13 6NY, England.
Great Bealings Census Data
Baker
Walter E
1901
8
Cherrytree Cottage
Son
S
M
14
Gardener Domestic
Suffolk
Cotton
War records show that Walter Edward BAKER was killed on 08 August 1915 aged 29 years. The details given are: "Private 1716, 15th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Died 08/08/1915. Age 29. Son of Mary Ann Baker of Cherry Tree Cottage, Great Bealings and the late William Baker, Commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial".
Births Jun 1886
BAKER Walter Edward Hartismere 4a 754
Baker Walter Edward Hartismere 4a 764
Great Bealings Census Data
Baker Walter E 1901 8 Cherrytree Cottage Son S M 14
Gardener Domestic-Suffolk-Cotton
War records show that Walter Edward BAKER was killed on 08 August 1915 aged 29 years. The details given are: "Private 1716, 15th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Died 08/08/1915. Age 29. Son of Mary Ann Baker of Cherry Tree Cottage, Great Bealings and the late William Baker, Commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial".
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