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BAKER, Vinton Battam
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3007 |
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Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Kogarah Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Ironmoulder |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot III. Row E. Grave 7. Inscription: FOREVER REMEMBERED |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kogarah Pictorial Honour Roll No.1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3007, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 17th Infantry Battalion | |
19 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 55th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.T. "Caledonian" | |
29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 55th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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