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BAKER, Arthur Peter Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5453 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jeparit, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Australia, 1 June 1919, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ardlethan Cemetery, New South Wales Ardlethan Cementery (Meth.), Row 2, Grave 23 , Ardlethan Cemetery, Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5453, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5453, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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17 Battalion
Rank - Private
2 September 1918 invalided to England gunshot wounds to arm and leg
Embarked for Australia HMAT Demosthenes
Returned to Australia 16 January 1919
Husband of Mrs. M. A. Baker, of Ardlethan. Son of James and Harriett Mary Baker of Beckom, New South Wales