BAKER, Alick Newton
(Service number 69542)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 12 August 1897 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 16 August 1917 | Age | 20 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Mrs Rea, Dawson Street, New Plymouth | ||
| Occupation | Clerk (P. & T. Department, New Plymouth) | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Post & Telegraph Corps, New Plymouth - still serving | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary Ann BAKER (mother), Arthur Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 36th Reinforcements, Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 23 April 1918 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Pay Corps | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | (To England, 1918-19) | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 January 1969 | Age | 71 years |
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| Place of Death | New Plymouth | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Taranaki Crematorium; ashes interred Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Alick Newton Baker, known as Snow, was born on 12 August 1897 at Timaru, the third son of Thomas Charles and Mary Ann (née Newton) Baker. Alick and his siblings were educated at Timaru Main School, the family living in nearby Arthur Street. Alick was a clerk with the Post and Telegraph Department at New Plymouth when he enlisted there on 16 August 1917. Living with Mrs Rea on Dawson Street, single and Presbyterian, he named his mother as next-of-kin – Mrs Mary Ann Baker, Arthur Street, Timaru. He was serving with the Post and Telegraph Corps at New Plymouth.
Private A. N. Baker embarked with the Specialist Company of the 36th Reinforcements, departing per the “Willochra” on 23 April 1918 from Wellington and disembarking on 31 May at Suez, Egypt. Having embarked at Alexandria per the “Ormonde” on 4 July 1918, he disembarked at Southampton, England two weeks later and marched into Sling. He was appointed Temporary Corporal and transferred to the New Zealand Pay Corps in London on 24 February 1919. He was then promoted to Sergeant in May.
Sergeant A. N. Baker, 69542, returned to New Zealand per the “Tahiti” (Draft No. 261), embarking on 27 May 1919 and arriving on 8 July 1919. He was discharged on 5 August 1919, on the termination of his period of engagement, and awarded the British War Medal. Alick married Myra Josephine Rea on 27 July 1921 at New Plymouth. They had two sons. Alick and Myra spent their entire married life at New Plymouth. He served with the Home Defence in World War Two. Alick Newton Baker died at New Plymouth on 15 December 1969, aged 71 years. He was cremated at Taranaki Crematorium, his ashes interred in Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth. Myra died on 7 December 1972.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [20 December 2024]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [20 December 2024]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [20 December 2024]; Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth headstone transcription [20 December 2024]; Te Henui Cemetery burial record & Taranaki Crematorium record (New Plymouth District Council) [20 December 2024]; NZ Times, 23 June 1919, Timaru Herald, 24 June 1919 (Papers Past) [15 October 2013; 12 December 2024]
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