Edgar F. – Baker – Great Western Railway – Private – 10/08/1915
Title
Edgar F. – Baker – Great Western Railway – Private – 10/08/1915
Initials / forenames
Edgar F.
Surname
Baker
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Wiltshire Regiment, 5th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
14146
Railway department
Locomotive and Carriage Department, Swindon
Railway job
Machine Operator
Date died
10/08/1915
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, November 1915, p277. Photo: October 1915, p263
Memorial
Helles Memorial
Notes
Baker joined the Wiltshire Regiment in September 1915 and was attached to the Dardanelles Expeditionary Force. Described as a a youth of considerable promise. He was killed in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
22/02/2017
Last updated
22/02/2017
Citation
“Edgar F. – Baker – Great Western Railway – Private – 10/08/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61963.