William Horace Baker

Service number: 6852

Rank: Private

Unit: 2nd Battalion

Service: Australian Army

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Source: National Archives of Australia

William Horace Baker was born in Arncliffe, Sydney. His address on enlistment was 27 Eustace Street Manly, then 29 Stuart Street Manly, where his father William Baker resided. William was 20 years old and a blacksmith by trade when he enlisted on 5th April, 1916.

He was sent to France then returned to Australia on 25th January, 1919, and was discharged soon after. His brother Percy Joseph Baker was stationed in Egypt and also returned to Australia in 1919.