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Private Wilfrid Baker

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Baker, Wilfrid
Date of birth: 1891-02-21
Place of birth: Brockville Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Joseph Baker, father. 35 Georgina Street, Brockville, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Address: 35 Georgina Street, Brockville, Ontario
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1918-01-13
Cause of death: Died of illness

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 639755
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1917-02-01 to 1918-01-13
  2. Private, 156th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-01-05 to 1917-02-01
  3. Private (Army). 1916-11-28 to 1917-01-05
  4. Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-11-01 to 1916-11-28
  5. Private, 156th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-02-28 to 1916-11-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 121535
LAC ID: 21663
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0379-S017
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Joseph Baker and Mrs. Joseph Baker of 35 Georgina Street, Brockville, Ontario

Suffered from flat feet, and could not participate in route marches.

Died of Hodgkins Disease

Uploader's Research notes: 156th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Attached Private Army Canadian Infantry 156th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 156th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion D Company Private Army Canadian Forestry Corps 36th Company, CFC ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-22