Vinton Battam (Vin) BAKER

Vinton Battam (Vin) BAKER Update Details

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Service Number:	3007
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, Fromelles, 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

23 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3007, Depot Battalion (AIF), Holsworthy, New South Wales
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: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
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
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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