BAKER Frank

  • First Name(s):
    Frank 
  • Surname:
    BAKER
  • Service Number:
    325648
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Cavalry
  • Corps:
    Imperial Yeomanry
  • Regiment:
    Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    23rd April 1916
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel, Panel 3 and 5.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Baker, 44 Brettell St., Dudley, Worcestershire

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

BAKER Frank Is Named On These Memorials

Dudley High Elementary School WW1 Memorial now Claughton Centre
Dudley St Augustine of Hippo Church Holly Hall
Dudley War Memorial
Worcester Cathedral Worcestershire Hussars

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Worcester Cathedral Worcestershire Hussars with the additional information: Private.

Further Information About BAKER Frank

F. Baker 1st/1st Worcester Yeomanry, 1st Draft, embarked at Devonport 23rd October 1915 for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, disembarked at Mudros 6th November 1915, disembarked at Alexandria, Egypt on 30th November 1915. Killed in action on 23rd April 1916.

Source for additional information: The Yeomanry Cavalry of Worcestershire 1914 – 1922.

1901 census, Parish of St Luke, Dudley:
Joseph Baker, head, age 36, Steel Smelter, born Dudley
Caroline Baker, wife, age 35, born Tipton
Harry Baker, son, age 7, born Tipton
Nelly Baker, dau, age 5, born Tipton
Walter Baker, son, age 3, born Tipton
Frank Baker, son, age 1, born Dudley

325648 (3093I) Private Frank Baker
23 October 1915 Embarked Devonport on first draft
6 November 1915 Disembarked Mudros
30 November 1915 Disembarked Alexandria
23 April 1916 Missing Katia
By decision of the Army Council, this soldier is to be regarded as having died 23 April 1916.

Mudros was the main harbour on an island off the Gallipoli peninsular where ships disembarked their passengers before they were taken in smaller ships to the Peninsular. Frank did not therefore land on Gallipoli but waited at Mudros until the Yeomanry were withdrawn from the Peninsula back to Alexandria.

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Credits: Dudley St Augustine of Hippo Church Holly Hall transcribed and researched by James Taylor. Dudley War Memorial transcribed and researched by Jade Gandy and John Hale.