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Charles Alfred Baker

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  • Service number
    WWI 23/1544 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • No1 NZ (Div) EMPLOY COY Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Charles Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    Baker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23/1544 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    17 May 1898 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    17 May 1898 (Attested as 22 Dec 1895) Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Dannevirke, HB, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of Samuel & Edith Baker Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record & Research
  • Address before enlistment
    Ngatapa, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E.E. Baker (mother), 406 Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single
    1926 married Eva Brown Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record & Research

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • No1 NZ (Div) EMPLOY COY Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    WWI 23/1544 AWMM
  • Military service
    1915-1918 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Bushman/Civilian AWMM
    • 19 Oct 1915 at Trentham Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    20yrs 6mths (actually 17yrs) Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Military Record

Embarkations

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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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    10 October 1961 Public Source
  • Date of death
    10 October 1961 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Tararua District Council's Cemetery Records
  • Age at death
    63yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Tararua District Council's Cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Dannevirke, HB Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Tararua District Council's Cemetery Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Tararua District Council's Cemetery Records
  • Grave reference
    Section: WWI; Sub Blk RSA; Plot # 130; ID: 10457 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2015 - Tararua District Council's Cemetery Records
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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03 December 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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