BAKER John

  • First Name(s):
    John 
  • Surname:
    BAKER
  • Service Number:
    15465
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
  • Battalion:
    10th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    4th May 1916
  • Age At Death:
    21
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France, Grave IX. G. 3.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and enlisted Birmingham
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of John and Eliza Baker, of Ivythorpe, Eachway, Rubery, Birmingham

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

BAKER John Is Named On These Memorials

Rednal St Stephen the Martyr Church
Rubery Congregational Church now the Beacon Church Centre
Rubery Royal British Legion Club
Rubery St Chad’s Church

Further Information About BAKER John

Bromsgrove Weekly Messenger:
RUBERY SOLDIER KILLED
Corporal J. Baker, of, “Yew Tree Cottages”, Callowbrook Lane, Rubery, has received news of the death of his son, Lance Corporal J. Baker, Machine-Gun Section, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was shot by a German sniper, while attending his dead Captain on the 4th May 1916. He joined the army at the outbreak of war, prior to which he was employed by Mr Baker, of Kings Norton.
His father, Corporal J. baker, enlisted in the R.A.M.C. when the Hollymoor Asylum was taken over as a military hospital, and which was to be known as: (The 2nd Birmingham War Hospital), Hollymoor, Northfield, Birmingham.

[Research indicates that the ‘dead Captain’ to whom Lance Corporal John Baker was attending on 4th May 1916, was Captain Victor Eustace Reynolds, whose body was buried in the adjacent grave space within the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, France.]

Clive Baker, son of John’s younger brother George Thomas Baker, would like to make contact with any relatives of John’s family. If you are a descendant or related to one of John’s siblings, please email me and I will pass your contact details on to Clive Baker: rememberthefallen.co.uk@gmail.com

If you have any information about BAKER John, please get in touch
Credits: Bromsgrove Weekly Messenger and additional information researched and transcribed by Jeff Taylor.