English Māori Richard John Baker Died 2 August 1944 PDF Key details Service number466078 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankGunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait from The Weekly News; 27 September 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRichard John AWMM SurnameBaker AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number466078 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number466078 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Artillery AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 New Zealand Artillery 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 rankGunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Richard Baker was the son of John William and Frances Rose Baker, of Timaru, Canterbury; husband of Lorna Inez Prudence Baker, of Timaru. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death2 August 1944 AWMM Age 36 AWMM Italy, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryFlorence War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VII. C. 15. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Richard John Baker by laying a poppy. Rex Robert Baker Richard Henry Baker Richard John Baker Richard Maurice Baker Richard Vivian Rhoy Baker Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Richard John 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/2613670 Sources Used DocumentsThe Weekly News AWMM The Weekly News 1944 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.10 AWMM 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