We remember William Henry Baker

We remember William Henry Baker

Timeline

Timeline

1898
birth Liverpool United Kingdom Source:8498269 7th February 1898
1917
dates Age 19 Source:8498269 7th June 1917
1917
hospitalisation I am not sure what date he was mobilised to France, but he lost his leg aged 19 on 7th June 1917 as a result of shrapnel wound from a British shell, or possibly friendly fire. Hospital/Institution Source:8498269 7th June 1917
1918
discharge Source:8498269 24th April 1918
1918
dates Age 20 Source:8498269 15th May 1918
1923
marriage Edna Margueritta Phillipps Source:8498269 17th February 1923
1924
children Norman Leonard Baker Source:8498269 8th April 1924
employment Office Manager David Owen and Son Liverpool United Kingdom Source:8498269
service British Army Private 241997 Liverpool Regiment Source:148262
service British Army Private 285016 Welsh Regiment Source:148262
service British Army Private 285016 Welsh Regiment D Company we think Source:8498269
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8498269
location Carlton, 18 Stoneycroft Crescent, Liverpool L13 United Kingdom their own address Source:8498269
1956
death War Related Sickness William (Will) lost his leg in 1917. It is thought this contributed to his rather early death in 1956 aged 58. He lost his leg on 7th June 1917 as a result of shrapnel wound from a British shell. Liverpool United Kingdom Source:8498269 2nd April 1956

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Baker
Source 8498269
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Baker
Source 8498269
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Carlton, 18 Stoneycroft Crescent, Liverpool L13 United Kingdom their own address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 241997 Liverpool Regiment Private
British Army 285016 Welsh Regiment Private
British Army 285016 Welsh Regiment D Company we think Private
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Norman Leonard Baker son 8th April 1924
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Adelaide Minnie Baker nee Webb mother
William James Baker father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edna Margueritta Phillipps wife 17th February 1923
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Blue Dark Brown
DateHeightSource
1918-05-15 5'10"

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