BAKER, George Frederick
| Service Number: | 1310 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1914, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Malvern Church of England Parochial School, Malvern, Worcs., England |
| Occupation: | Nurseryman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 May 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row H, Grave 41 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
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Arrived in Australia aged 43 years
11 Battalion
Rank - Private
Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 28 April 1915;
mentioned in Divisional Orders No. 175, 10 August 1915 for gallantry and good work in connection with the taking of a Turkish trench on the night of 31 July/ 1 August 1915;
Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 23 September 1915;
Transferred to Mudros, and embarked for England, 26 September 1915;
Admitted to Southmead Section, 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol, England, 11 October 1915 (diarrhoea);
With No. 17 draft to rejoin Mediterranean Expeditionary Force;
Marched into Overseas Base Depot, Ghezireh, Egypt, 14 February 1916;
Marched out to rejoin unit, 5 March 1916;
Rejoined unit, Serapeum, 6 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 April 1916.
Also served Worcestershire Regiment (Volunteers); South African War, 1899-1902. 1 Battalion Wellington Regiment
Son of Thomas and Mary Baker; husband of Rose Baker, of Lansdown Villa, Moorlands Rd., Malvern, England.