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Arthur BAKER

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:50:30+00:00
Date of birth20 June 1887
Date of death20 September 1916
Spouses nameUnmarried
SiblingsHilda Elizabeth Baker, Miss WR Baker, , ,
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathKilled in action
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Last known residenceWoodlands, Levin
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthBridgend, Glamorgan, South Wales, United Kingdom
OccupationGrocer
Place of deathFrance
Date of arrival overseas08 March 1916
Theatres of warEgyptian 1915-16, Egyptian EF 1916, Western Europe 1916
Place of embarkationOn 'Tahiti'
SurnameBAKER
War memorialLevin, Weraroa Peace Gates
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesArthur
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
Overseas memorialCaterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial
WarsWW1
Service number24/1587
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted24 August 1915
Final rankPrivate/Rifleman
Regiment or service2nd Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF F Coy 8th Reinforcements
User reference2.231

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NOK: E Hansen, (friend), Levin.

Legal NOK: Miss WR Baker, Enfield House, Meadow Street, Ogmore Vale, Glamorganshire, S. Wales. Legatee: Miss Hilda Baker. Executor: Mr AW Smith, Cycle Agent, Levin.

Probate: Will, Archives NZ, Wellington.

Medals sent to Hilda Baker.

Height: 5'4" Weight: 9st. 7lb

Declared Age: 27 years Chest: 31-34

Complexion: Dark Eyes: Brown

Hair: Black.

Previous Military Training: 3rd Welsh Militia Boughtout.

Last Employer: Haswell Bros.

Parents could be Arthur & Elizabeth Baker. Other siblings could be William, John, Elizabeth, Charles, Edgar, Herbert, Henry

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