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William Henry Baker
| Name on Board | WHC Baker |
| Name on Service Records |
William Henry Baker |
| Enlistment Age | 22 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Place of Birth | Shepparton, Vic |
| Next of Kin | William Henry and Anne Baker |
| Address | 25 Steele St, Newport, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 18/02/1915 |
| Service No. | 499 |
| Enlistment Place | Rutherglen, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 10/05/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Euripides A14 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 4/05/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | Died of wounds |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
Private William Baker returned to Australia on 25/9/1915 and sent to Langwarrin Military Hospital. He re-embarked overseas per HMAT Nestor A71 from Melbourne on 2/10/1916.
An honour board was unveiled at the Newport Dispensary Hall for the Newport Tent I.O.R. in December 1919. The honour board, which was made of Australian blackwood, with fiddle-back panels, contained the names of 36 members, nine of whom had sacrificed their lives for their country, of which W Baker was one.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 13 December 1919, p2
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