BAKER, Leonard Joseph
(Service number 55393)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Mechanic | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | A. Baker (father), Exeter St, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 28th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry | ||
| Date | 26 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 September 1918 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Havrincourt, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Leonard Baker was the won of Albert and Elizabeth Baker of The Valley, Glenavy. Born at Waimate
Sources
Cenotaph Sep 2013
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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