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BAKER, Robert Colley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | V357888 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 April 1942, M Brighton, VIC |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia , 17 May 1879 |
| Home Town: | Cheltenham, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St. Peter's College Adelaide, Cambridge University |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Melbourne, Vic., 24 May 1952, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia South Path 8 West - 710 |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, The Adelaide Club Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, V357888 | |
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| 16 Apr 1942: | Enlisted M Brighton, VIC | |
| 16 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V357888, 4th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 26 Jan 1943: | Discharged | |
| 26 Jan 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V357888, 4th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement UK Motor Ambulance Department |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Sir Richard Chaffey BAKER and Edith Katherine nee COLLEY
In WWI he was a Lieutenant with the Royal Army Service Corps.
The Baker Scholarship in Law at the Adelaide University was established by a gift from Robert Colley Baker, in memory of his father, the Honourable Sir Richard Chaffey Baker and his brother, John Richard Baker to support two students undertaking postgraduate studies in Law.
BAKER.—On May 24, at Melbourne, Robert Colley Baker, younger son of the late Sir Richard Baker, K.C.M.G., K.C., and Lady Baker.