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BAKER, Percy Wadman

Service Number:	1717
Enlisted:	16 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Byron Bay, Byron Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Granville Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

16 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1717, Brisbane, Queensland
17 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1717, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1717, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Brisbane
12 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1717, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
19 Nov 1915:	Honoured Military Medal, ANZAC / Gallipoli
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1717, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Percy Wadman BAKER was born in Sydney in 1892

His parents were Alfred BAKER and Sarah WADMAN