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BAKER, Arthur Henry Bowden
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 123 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Hobart |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kingsbridge, Devon, England., 1881 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Kingsbridge & Plymouth schools UK |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Ulverstone Shrine of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 123, 40th Infantry Battalion, Hobart | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 123, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 123, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 123, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 123 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-13 |
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Arthur Henry Bowden BAKER was born in Kingsbridge, Devon, UK in 1881
His parents were John Henry BAKER and Catherine BOWDEN who married in Kingsbridge in 1880
He had previously served for 12 years in the British Army including 7 years in Burma before coming to Australia
He married Ethel Penelope TAMLYN in Tasmania in 1914
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