BAKER, Henry James
| Service Number: | 3010 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stirling East, South Australia, 12 July 1898 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Motorcycle collision with a train, 14 February 1926, aged 27 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Row 8 East, Grave 16 |
| Memorials: | Aldgate War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3010 | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3010, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3010, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Molly Green
Mr. Baker was born in 1819 on the 12th of July, he enlisted at the age of 18 in 1915. The service number given was 3010, he was in the 21st Battalion 7th reinforcement.
Before joining he was a gardener, whose religion was the Church of England. Baker was born in Stirling East, South Australia. He returned home to Australia on the 22nd of January 1920. However, he died in a motorcycle collision with a train at the age of 27 (14th of February 1926).
Baker served on the Western front for 5-6 years. He was awarded two medals, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Biography
Son of Mary and Harry BAKER
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