Private

Cecil Frederick Baker

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Anne Baker, of Hilton St., Kaiapoi, Christchurch, and the late Edward Baker.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Tony Rackstraw
Relationship to casualty: Researcher
"Dardanelles Casualties. Private C. F. Baker. Private Cecil Frederick Baker, Wellington Battalion, who is reported missing and believed to have been killed, was a son of Mr and Mrs Baker, Sneyd ... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/288
Name:
Cecil Frederick Baker
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
05 July 1884
Place of Birth:
Kaiapoi, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Edward Baker (father), Kaiapoi
Religion:
Methodist
Date of Enlistment:
15 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Clifton Boarding House, Wanganui
Place of Enlistment: 
Wanganui, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Blacksmith
Employer:
Hatrick and Company, Wanganui
Armed Force: 
NZEF
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand and Australian Division, New Zealand Infantry Brigade, Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7 (Wellington West Coast) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
19
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Cecil Frederick Baker
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