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BAKER, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2566 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 25 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2566, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2566, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2566, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Annie Baker of 13 Bennie Street, Brunswick, Victoria. Brother of Raymond Sylvanus Baker MM who returned to Australia on 5 January 1919 having served with the 22nd Battalion
In October 1917 he was recommended for the Military Medal on two occasions but neither were awarded. On 28 January 1918 he was awarded a Congratulatory Citation for his Conspicuous Service
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal