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BAKER, Clifton John
| Service Number: | 4430 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Wolseley, Tatiara, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Bordertown District of Tatiara WW1 Roll of Honor, Bordertown Wolseley Roll of Honor, Wolseley War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4430, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4430, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 6 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4430, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Ignatius' College
Clifton John “Paddy” Baker lived in Wolseley, Mount Gambier, South Australia when he enlisted for the war. Luckily for him, he survived the war and was able to reunite with his family and friends. He was a farm labourer who lived with his mother, Isabella Baker. He was single and did not have any children. He was a Methodist.
On the 18th October 1915 he enlisted in the military and on the 7th February 1916, he was embarked in the 10th Battalion, 14th reinforcement to the Western Front. He had the regimental number of 4430 and his rank was Private. He was admitted to hospital after many of these battles however, this was not the first time he was admitted to hospital as soon before, he was admitted to hospital for scabies. Scabies is a dangerous skin infestation which is caused by small mites called Sarcoptes Scabei. These mites enter your body through your skin and then proceed to lay eggs inside you. Scabies was a common disease caught by many soldiers as it is spread in close-proximities and the trenches were very confined and crowded. Also, the fact that soldiers were unable to wash and change often.
He returned to Australia on the 12th March 1918 and got discharged on the 6th June 1918, ending his two year period of service to the military. He was declared medically unfit to continue his service after being admitted to hospital thus, his reason for discharge.