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Lieutenant Henry Aylesworth Baker

View Attestation Images [2]Attestation record: Henry Aylesworth Baker Attestation record: Henry Aylesworth Baker
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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1888-11-16
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: R.H. Baker, father. Papenie, Ontario, Canada.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Druggist
Occupation (normalized): Pharmacist
Address: 204 14th Avenue East, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-11-06
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 28 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 696269
Highest Rank: Lieutenant (31st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-02-14 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the attack on Passchendaele.

Images

Henry Aylesworth Baker newspaper clipping on death,
Henry Aylesworth Baker newspaper clipping on death,
Henry Ayesworth Baker name on Menin Gate monument at Ypres,
Henry Ayesworth Baker name on Menin Gate monument at Ypres,

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 921930
LAC ID: 21218
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0371-S030
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Robert Henry and Mercy Aylesworth Baker, of Napanee, Ontario. It would appear that this man enlisted in the ranks before being commissioned as he has an army number of 696269 on the attestation paper. This man had previously served in the 103rd Calgary Rifles.

Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and the war diary. This man is also on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 175th Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-10-14