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<span class=prefix>Private</span> John Henry Baker

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Private John Henry Baker Veteran

Birth
Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Death
27 Jun 1917 (aged 19–20)
Belgium
Burial
Nieuwkerke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
II. E. 9.
Memorial ID
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Private John Henry BAKER, Service Number 1002. 3rd Pioneer Battalion, AIF (Australian Imperial Forces)

[The information below is from his Active Sevice Casualty Form (form B103) which is at the Australian War Museum, Canberra, Australia]

Cause of Death; Killed in action.
Place; In the Field.
Buried; (167B 141B) Kandahar Farm, just WSW of Wulverghen 2.25 miles WSW of Messines France

Note; The word 'Buried' and the numbers '167B' and '141B' are recorded in red ink on the above form. I am assuming that they refer to his burial plot. (This assumption may be incorrect).

Entered by his grandnephew
Private John Henry BAKER, Service Number 1002. 3rd Pioneer Battalion, AIF (Australian Imperial Forces)

[The information below is from his Active Sevice Casualty Form (form B103) which is at the Australian War Museum, Canberra, Australia]

Cause of Death; Killed in action.
Place; In the Field.
Buried; (167B 141B) Kandahar Farm, just WSW of Wulverghen 2.25 miles WSW of Messines France

Note; The word 'Buried' and the numbers '167B' and '141B' are recorded in red ink on the above form. I am assuming that they refer to his burial plot. (This assumption may be incorrect).

Entered by his grandnephew

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  • Created by: Anonymous
  • Added: Sep 5, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29610776/john_henry-baker: accessed ), memorial page for Private John Henry Baker (1897–27 Jun 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29610776, citing Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Nieuwkerke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 47046718).