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Frederick Charles Baker

  • Service number
    9035 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Mounted Rifles Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
    • Detail for 7th, 8th & 9th Contingents Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay who served in the Sth African War 1899-1902". Image kindly provided by Paul Baker (December 2008). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay w …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Frederick Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Baker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    9035 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Roman Catholic Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1880 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1880 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    • son of Mrs J Hamilton of Kaiti, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
    • son of Lionel Baker & Esther nee' Bellshaw
      stepson of John Hamilton Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 August 2015 - Research
  • Address before enlistment
    Kaiti Bridge, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Bridge
  • Post war occupation
    Living in Carnarvon St, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    mother - Mrs J Hamilton, Kaiti Bridge, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Bridge
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Bridge

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Transvaal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Mounted Rifles Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
    • Detail for 7th, 8th & 9th Contingents Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    9035 AWMM
  • Military service
    • 8th, 9th & 10th NZ Contingents Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
    • 1901-1902 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • South Africa Station hand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
      Gisborne, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    • 8th Cngt transferred to 9th
      9th Cngt: 10 April 1902 at Trentham
      from 9th transferred to 10th in SA Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Station Hand for T Carroll, Wairoa Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    9th Cngt aged 22 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    • South Africa 14 April 1902 Ministry for Culture and Heritage from Ministry for Culture and Heritage
      Drayton Grange Ministry for Culture and Heritage Vessel was Drayton Grange AWMM Private Ministry for Culture and Heritage New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 10th Contingent Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    • 17 April 1902 on the troopship 'Drayton Grange'
      Detail that sailed with the 10 Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 August 2015 - http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/soldier/frederick-charles-baker

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father was named Lionel John Baker. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hastings Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Gisborne's SA Boer War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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02 February 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
17 August 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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