Douglas Gibbs BAKER

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Service Number:	1224
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Ascotvale, Victoria, 1890
Home Town:	St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Brighton Road State School
Occupation:	Book keeper
Died:	Died of Illness (Jaundice), Gallipoli, At sea (HS Aquitania), 29 November 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - At sea (HS Aquitania), Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nar Nar Goon Richard Allen & Sons Roll of Honor

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1224, Melbourne, Victoria
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1224, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1224, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1224, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Douglas Gibbs BAKER was born at Ascotvale, Victoria in 1890

His parents were John Alfred BAKER & Martha Lynch DOUGLAS