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Benjamin Baker | |||
Rank: | Private | Number: | 46489 |
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 17th Bn | ||
Name of Rgt or Ship: | Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||
Died: | 13/09/1918 | Age: | 38 |
How Died: | Killed in Action | ||
Country of burial: | France | Grave Photo: | Yes |
Cemetery or Memorial: | Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery | ||
Town Memorial: | Sale | ||
Extra Information: | |||
Born during the December quarter 1880 in the Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/105, the son of Jonathan & Elizabeth Baker (nee Shilling). 1881 Census - 27 St. Stephen Street, Salford. Son - aged: 5 months - born: Salford. Head of household - Jonathan Baker - Married - aged: 37 - occ: Joiner employing four men - born: Farnborough, Warwickshire. Also Alice M. Baker - Wife - aged: 30 - born: London. Plus 5 siblings. 1891 Census - 27 St. Stephen Street, Salford. Son - aged: 10 - Scholar - born: Salford. Head of household - Jonathan Baker - Married - aged: 47 - occ: Joiner & Builder - born: Farnborough, Warwickshire. Also Alice M. Baker - Wife - aged: 40 - born: London. Plus 9 siblings. 1901 Census - Moorcot, Grange Lane, Didsbury. Son - aged: 20 - occ: Ironmongers Assistant - born: Salford. Head of household - Alice Mary (mother) Widow - aged: 50 - Living on own means - born: London. Plus - 11 siblings. 1911 Census - 17 School Road, Sale. Head - Unmarried - aged:30 - occ: Ironmonger - born: Salford. Also - Arthur Baker - Unmarried - aged: 25 - occ: Ironmonger - born: Salford. Plus a housekeeper. Married Florence Blanche Parker on the 11th September 1912 at Christ Church, Moss Side, Manchester during the September quarter 1912 in the Chorlton R.D. - ref: 8c/1748. Their daughter - Blanche Mary Baker was born at Moss Cottage, Dane Road, Sale on the 25th August 1913. Their son - Benjamin George Baker was born at Sale on the 22nd August 1916. A Senior Partner in the firm of Baker Bros, Ironmongers, 17 School Rd, Sale. He was a Mason in the Earl of Walton Lodge. WO363 - Attested from Moore Cottage, Dane Road, Sale into the Army Reserve, Class 'B', at Sale on the 10th December 1915 - occ: Ironmonger. Mobilised at Chester on the 10th June 1916 and posted to the 12th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers No. 40. Height: 5 feet, 2½ inches - Weight: 126 lb - Expanded chest: 36½ inches with a 3½ inch expansion - Fit for Class I. Embarked at Southampton for France on the 7th October 1916, arriving at 5 I.B.D. (Infantry Base Depot) on the 8th. Posted into the 17th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiiliers and into the field on the 14th October 1916. Treated at 131 Field Ambulance on the 17th June 1918 for P.U.O. (Pulmonary Unknown Origin). Released from 131 F.A. on the 20th June 1918. He had been abroad for 2 years serving as an Artillery Observer. His wife received a letter informing her that at 0530 hours on the morning of the 13th September, that he was on duty as an Observer in company with another Brigade Observer, when an enemy shell pitched into the parados of the trench where they were and they were both killed instantly. Left a widow and two children. Death reported in the 24th September 1918 edition of the Altrincham Guardian. Another brother, (also born at Salford) - Private George Baker, 7th Bn. Royal Sussex Rgt, who was previously the Assistant Clerk to Willesden District Council, was killed on the Somme on the 07/07/1916. |
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St. Anne's (Sale Moor) | |||
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