Whare BAKER

Regimental number16/524
Date of birth7 June 1887
Place of birthWaipiro Bay, Gisborne
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWaipiro Bay
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.5
Height6' 2"
Weight190 lbs
Next of kinFather, Jack Baker, Waipiro Bay
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Maori Contingent, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 20 Warrimoo on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Maori Contingent
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Lionel and Jane Baker, Kahukura, Gisborne; Wife: the late Wiki Baker
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Removed to DBI Hospital, Malta, 13 April 1915 (gonorrhoea).

Embarked for Egypt, 12 July 1915; transferred to Base, Alexandria, 16 July 1915.

Returned to duty, Gallipoli, 28 July 1915.

Killed in action, Anzac, 21 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/Maori
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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