John Raphael BAKER

Regimental number24804
Date of birth30 March 1889
Place of birthCork, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMotor mechanic
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 5.25"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Baker, Park View, Victoria Road, Cork, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on 20 August 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Stamner Baker and Katie Baker, 5 Park View, Victoria Road, Cork, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Dunedin, 21 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, Englang, 25 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifles Brigade, in the field, 3 December 1916, and posted to C Company.

Detached to Brigade Class of Instruction, 10 August 1917; rejoined unit, 17 August 1917.

Transferred to B Company, 19 August 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Now, 27 October 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 37
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22272176