William Thomas BAKER

BAKER, William Thomas

Service Number: 627
Enlisted: 18 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 43rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Bridgewater, Somerset, England, 1887
Home Town: Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

18 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 627, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 627, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 627, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 627, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge

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Son of William Thomas and Ellen BAKER