Lance Corporal

James Edward Baker

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Nora Baker. Born at Tai Tapu, Canterbury. Served in Egypt, 1916, and on the Western Front, 1916.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/61
Name:
James Edward Baker
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Baker (mother), Tai Tapu, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died after discharge from the NZEF from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service
Date of Death:
16 March 1921
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
45. 263/4.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
James Edward Baker
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