BAKER, George Bartrum
(Service number 24844)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | 8 November 1895 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Box 19, Albury | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | G. T. BAKER (father), P.O. Box 19, Albury, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 14th Reinforcements, New Zealand Cyclists Corps | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Cyclists Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | |||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
MM - 31 October 1917; DCM - London Gazette, 30 October 1918
Prisoner of War Information
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 27 August 1917 | Age | 75 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
George Bartrum Baker, known as Bartrum, was the son of George Tom and Fanny Matilda (née Bartrum) Baker. He was educated at Hororara and Albury schools before going on to the Timaru High School at the age of 13. He was awarded the Military Medal on 31 October 1917, his father, then of "The Brothers", Albury, receiving notification from the Minister of Defence. The award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 15 September was notified in the London Gazette of 30 October 1918. And in 1953 Bartrum was awarded the Coronation Medal.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [22 May 2018]; Timaru Herald, 8 January 1918 (Papers Past) [22 May 2018]; NZ BDM (Department of Internal Affairs); Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [22 May 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [22 may 2018]
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