Edward BAKER

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Service Number:	1894
Enlisted:	7 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 27 May 1888
Home Town:	Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling:	Hindmarsh Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 6 July 1918, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

7 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 1894, Adelaide, South Australia
18 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1894, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
18 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1894, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle
6 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1894, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1894 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-06

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"BAKER.— Killed in action in France, July 6, Private Edward Baker, second son of the late John Henry Baker, Howard-street, Hindmarsh." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 27 Jul 1918 (nla.gov.au)