Sidney BAKER MM

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Service Number:	1910
Enlisted:	12 January 1915, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 23 December 1949
Cemetery:	Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Methodist A, Section A, Grave 2
Memorials:

12 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1910, Melbourne
17 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1910, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1910, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
23 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion
20 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion
24 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1910, 58th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, GSW right elbow
25 Apr 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, German Spring Offensive 1918, For skill, courage and resourcefulness east of Messines during the raid on the night of 13/14 March 1918 when on reaching the enemy's parapet he, with great coolness, proceeded along the top firing his Lewis gun from the hip into the enemy strong point on the right. He then took up his station on the flank covering the withdrawal of the 2nd and 3rd forward parties and finally his own.
15 Sep 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion
14 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1910, 58th Infantry Battalion

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