Pte. Henry Johnston Baker

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Pte. Henry Johnston Baker

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lyttelton, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Death: October 02, 1916 (36)
Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: [V. B. 28.], Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry William Baker and Mary Elizabeth Baker
Husband of Ellen Eliza Baker
Father of Violet Elizabeth Baker and Nellie Eleanor Baker
Brother of Mary Elizabeth Baker; Elizabeth Annie Baker; Pte. Edward John Baker and Robert Telford Roy Baker

Occupation: NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion.
Find A Grave ID: 56568240
Service No: WWI 10/3178
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About Pte. Henry Johnston Baker

Henry Johnston Baker was born in Lyttelton, New Zealand, on 18 February 1880 (reg. 1880/3206) His parents were William Henry Baker and Mary Elizabeth Baker. Henry married to Nellie Eleanor Webb on 20 January 1902 (reg. 1902/851). Nellie died in 1906 at the age of 24 (reg. 1906/5480). In 1915 Henry was ordered to pay 15s per week to support his three children that were in the Christchurch Receiving Home. Henry was killed in action at the Somme on 2 October 1916. His brother Edward John Baker, served in World War 1 and in World War 2.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohBa.html / Ref 2.4.2021
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Pte. Henry Johnston Baker's Timeline

1880
February 18, 1880
Lyttelton, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
1902
July 29, 1902
South Island, New Zealand
1904
1904
New Zealand
1916
October 2, 1916
Age 36
Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
October 2, 1916
Age 36
Warlencourt British Cemetery, [V. B. 28.], Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France