We remember John Baker

We remember John Baker

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth Shropham, Norfolk United Kingdom Source:7900427 20th July 1891
1891
location Shropham, Norfolk United Kingdom Source:7900427 3rd August 1891
1914
enlistment Norfolk United Kingdom Source:8496605 September 1914
1915
events Disembarked Arrival in Theatre of War France Source:7900748 30th August 1915
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:144191 30th August 1915
1916
hospitalisation Wound of face Hospital/Institution Source:7942316 March 1916
1918
hospitalisation Gun Shot Wound, Spine Hospital/Institution Source:7900440 23rd August 1918
1918
dates Age 27 Source:7942283 4th September 1918
service British Army Private 15408 Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion Source:144191
service British Army Private 320937 Norfolk Regiment 7th Battalion Source:144191
service British Army Private 320937 Norfolk Regiment Source:7063252
service British Army Private 15408 / 320937 Norfolk Regiment 9th & 7th Battalions Source:7900748
1918
death Died of wounds Gun shot wound of spine/Meningitis. King George's Hospital, London United Kingdom Source:7063252 Source:7900440 30th August 1918
burial Sts. Peter And Paul Churchyard Shropham (ss. Peter And Paul) Churchyard Non-War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial SHROPHAM, NORFOLK Norfolk United Kingdom United Kingdom Source:7942283 Source:7063252

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Baker
Source 144191
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Shropham, Norfolk United Kingdom known 3rd August 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 15408 Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion Private
British Army 320937 Norfolk Regiment 7th Battalion Private
British Army 320937 Norfolk Regiment Private
British Army 15408 / 320937 Norfolk Regiment 9th & 7th Battalions Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Baker father
Rebecca Baker, nee Hudson mother

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Birth & Baptism Record Cynthia60869
Burial Record Cynthia60869
Marriage record of parents, Ancestry Cynthia60869

Multimedia

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J Baker CWGC Certificate Cynthia60869
Copy Death Certificate Cynthia60869
Grave of Pte 320937 John Baker Cynthia60869
Private John Baker Cynthia60869
Shropham Norfolk RofH Cynthia60869
Medal Card Cynthia60869
Short Biography Cynthia60869
Tower of London 'Blood swept lands & seas of red.' Cynthia60869
Three brothers killed Cynthia60869

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