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William Alton Baker

In memory of:

Lieutenant William Alton Baker

February 17, 1919

Military Service


Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

5th Bn.

Citation(s):

London Gazette dated 18 July 1917.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information


Husband of W. A. Baker, of Medland Crescent, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 529 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XLV. B. 15.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada.  CIRCUMSANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames:  Babb to Barjarow. Microform Sequence 5; Volume Number 31829_B016715. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 149.  Page 555 of 1072.
  • Grave marker

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