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Private Chester Dean Baker

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-02-13
Place of birth: Hamilton Ontario Canada
Name of next of kin: Mary Baker
Relationship of next of kin: Mother
Address of next of kin: Freeman, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Basket Maker
Occupation (normalized): Basket Maker
Address: Freeman, Ontario
Height: 66 inches
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1918-09-30
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 451780
Highest Rank: Private (58th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry 1917-08-02 to 1918-09-30
  2. Private 1917-04-10 to 1917-08-02
  3. Private 1917-03-10 to 1917-04-10
  4. Private 1916-10-14 to 1917-03-10
  5. Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-06-30 to 1916-10-14
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:

Wounded October 8, 1916 at Courcelette

Commemoration location: Burlington War Memorial

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 529839
LAC ID: 20912
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0366-S022
Uploader's Research notes:

Son of Henry ‘Harry’ Baker and Mary Josephine Baker (nee Burkholder)

58th Battalion Nominal Roll

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-08-13
Last modified: 2025-05-23