BAKER, Charles Arthur
| Service Number: | 5791 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1916, Casula |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forest Hill, Lewisham, South London, 4 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds-No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station, France, 8 April 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Grave-II. J. 20. Inscription IN MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON THE LORD GAVE & THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY , Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5791, Casula | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5791, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5791, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 6 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5791, 1st Infantry Battalion, GSW lower extremities (severe) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
1st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 24 and the son of Charles Joslin Baker and Alice Mary Baker, of "Kelso," Barton Rd., Artarmon, New South Wales. Born in Forest Hill, a district of the London Borough of Lewisham in south east London, England
Births Sep 1893 Baker Charles Arthur Lewisham 1d 1211
Age on arrival in Australia-19
Address-Slane, Sophia Street, Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales
Age at embarkation-22
Next of kin-Father, Charles Joslin Baker Slane, Sophia Street, Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales.
Enlistment date-27 January 1916
Place of enlistment-Sydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment-Private
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/18/4
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916.
War service: Western Front
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