Son of William Baker & Elizabeth Ogeltree. Mother's last name sometimes given as Widdes.
Herbert's exact D.O.B. is unknown but family has it as Dec. 25, 1892, his attestation papers list Dec. 25, 1888. He was a Private in the 1st World War and died of his injuries at No. 48 Casualty Clearing Station, Amiens, France. He was initally buried at the Hospital Military Cemetery in Drury, Amiens, then moved to Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery after the war.
''If you can speak their name, then they shall never die.''
Attestation service #1051451 - 5th Bn., Canadian Infantry, signed on Nov. 26, 1916, Saskatoon. Physical Description - Description of Herbert Baker on Enlistment. Apparent Age - 33 years, 10 months, height - 5 ft. 10 1/2 ins., girth when fully expanded - 40 ins., range of expansion - 6 ins., complexion - fresh, eyes - hazel, hair - light brown, religion - Methodist, distinctive marks - (none listed).
D.O.D. - Aug. 10, 1918, France. Confirmed on Commonwealth War Graves site
Herbert's exact D.O.B. is unknown but family has it as Dec. 25, 1892, his attestation papers list Dec. 25, 1888. He was a Private in the 1st World War and died of his injuries at No. 48 Casualty Clearing Station, Amiens, France. He was initally buried at the Hospital Military Cemetery in Drury, Amiens, then moved to Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery after the war.
''If you can speak their name, then they shall never die.''
Attestation service #1051451 - 5th Bn., Canadian Infantry, signed on Nov. 26, 1916, Saskatoon. Physical Description - Description of Herbert Baker on Enlistment. Apparent Age - 33 years, 10 months, height - 5 ft. 10 1/2 ins., girth when fully expanded - 40 ins., range of expansion - 6 ins., complexion - fresh, eyes - hazel, hair - light brown, religion - Methodist, distinctive marks - (none listed).
D.O.D. - Aug. 10, 1918, France. Confirmed on Commonwealth War Graves site
Son of William Baker & Elizabeth Ogeltree. Mother's last name sometimes given as Widdes.
Herbert's exact D.O.B. is unknown but family has it as Dec. 25, 1892, his attestation papers list Dec. 25, 1888. He was a Private in the 1st World War and died of his injuries at No. 48 Casualty Clearing Station, Amiens, France. He was initally buried at the Hospital Military Cemetery in Drury, Amiens, then moved to Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery after the war.
''If you can speak their name, then they shall never die.''
Attestation service #1051451 - 5th Bn., Canadian Infantry, signed on Nov. 26, 1916, Saskatoon. Physical Description - Description of Herbert Baker on Enlistment. Apparent Age - 33 years, 10 months, height - 5 ft. 10 1/2 ins., girth when fully expanded - 40 ins., range of expansion - 6 ins., complexion - fresh, eyes - hazel, hair - light brown, religion - Methodist, distinctive marks - (none listed).
D.O.D. - Aug. 10, 1918, France. Confirmed on Commonwealth War Graves site
Herbert's exact D.O.B. is unknown but family has it as Dec. 25, 1892, his attestation papers list Dec. 25, 1888. He was a Private in the 1st World War and died of his injuries at No. 48 Casualty Clearing Station, Amiens, France. He was initally buried at the Hospital Military Cemetery in Drury, Amiens, then moved to Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery after the war.
''If you can speak their name, then they shall never die.''
Attestation service #1051451 - 5th Bn., Canadian Infantry, signed on Nov. 26, 1916, Saskatoon. Physical Description - Description of Herbert Baker on Enlistment. Apparent Age - 33 years, 10 months, height - 5 ft. 10 1/2 ins., girth when fully expanded - 40 ins., range of expansion - 6 ins., complexion - fresh, eyes - hazel, hair - light brown, religion - Methodist, distinctive marks - (none listed).
D.O.D. - Aug. 10, 1918, France. Confirmed on Commonwealth War Graves site
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1051451 PRIVATE
H. BAKER
5TH RN. CANADIAN INF.
10TH AUGUST 1918
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