English Māori Richard Maurice Baker Died 22 May 1941 PDF Key details Service number7924 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 20 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Dick Baker No known copyright restrictions. Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRichard Maurice AWMM SurnameBaker AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number7924 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Care of Box 11, Blackball, West Coast, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr F.W. Baker (father) Gate Pa, Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign1941 AWMM World War 2/wars AWMM Crete AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number7924 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Gold miner/Civilian AWMM Greymouth, Grey District AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM 20 Infantry Battalion AWMM 2NZEF: 1st Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 20 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Richard Baker was the son of Frederick William and Edith Amy Baker, of Gate Pa, Tauranga, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death22 May 1941 AWMM Age 32 AWMM Crete, Greece AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeterySuda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 12. E. 14. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Richard Maurice Baker by laying a poppy. Richard Henry Baker Richard John Baker Richard Maurice Baker Richard Vivian Rhoy Baker Robert Baker Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Richard Maurice Baker Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/936528 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 1: WW2 12 AWMM Pringle, D., & Glue, W. (1957). 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 25 July 2017MaryBucklands Beach, Auckland 2012Other relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License