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BAKER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX5623 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wellington, Somerset, England., 3 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 15 September 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Grave A1. D. 15. Personal Inscription A DUTY NOBLY DONE R.I.P. TILL THE GREAT REVEILLE SOUNDS, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, WX5623, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX5623, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 153. John was born 3rd May 1916 at Wellington in the UK, and prior to the war he was a farm hand Qualeup WA. He served with the 2nd/16th Inf Bn as a private soldier. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 15th Sept 1942. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 19 May 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
It is belived that the following is his birth record and that his parents lived in Taunton.
He was the son of Joseph and Annie Matilda Baker of Somerset, England.
Births Sep 1916 Baker John Mills Wellington Som. 5c 417
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