William Alfred BAKER

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BAKER, William Alfred

Service Number:	S4681
Enlisted:	11 October 1940
Last Rank:	Stoker
Last Unit:	HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22 April 1922
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement S4681, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
11 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, S4681
26 Mar 1941:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, S4681, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2

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Biography contributed by Steven McLachlan

Stoker Baker enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 11 October 1940 and served at naval bases HMAS Rushcutter in Sydney and HMAS Cerberus in Victoria before joining HMAS Sydney following its return to Australia from the Mediterranean in February 1941. He was killed in action on 20 November 1941, when HMAS Sydney sank with the loss of all its crew, following the battle with the German raider Kormoran

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Edward Warrington Baker and Pearl Hazel Mavis Baker, of Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

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