Military service
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Son of Wilbur Baker and Mary Ethel Higgins of Campbellford, Ontario. Brother of Edward Charles Baker, who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force and survived the Second World War.
John Vincent Baker served with the 1st Midland Regiment (NPAM) before joining its regular force component. On 8 January 1941, he transferred to the 1st Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada. He served in Newfoundland with Force W, later in Québec, and subsequently in Hong Kong with Force C. At the time of his death, he had completed 569 days of military service, including 59 days overseas.
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Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Grave Marker
Rifleman JOHN VINCENT BAKER was one of the 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941
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Rifleman John Vincent Baker
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Rifleman John Vincent Baker
Digital gallery of
Rifleman John Vincent Baker
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Rifleman John Vincent Baker
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 23 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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