BORN HULL 1882. DOCK LABOURER. BOARDED AT 8, CHURCH STREET, DRYPOOL, HULL.
ENLISTED SHIPLEY. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 7928, 5TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT (RESERVES). TRANSFERRED TO THE 199TH LABOUR CORPS.
DIED OF WOUNDS, AT THE SOMME, ON 01/04/1918, AGED 36. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 04/05/1918.
HE LEFT WIDOW, LILY AT, 7, PERSEVERANCE TERRACE, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL AND 6, ALBERT TERRACE, TERRY STREET, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES).
| Name | George Baker |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Death Date | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Death Place | Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France |
| Enlistment Place | Shipley, Yorkshire |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Labour Corps, 199th Company |
| Regimental Number | 118829 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 7928, W. Yorks Regt. |
First name:
GEORGE
Regiment:
Military Number:
118829
Rank:
Private
Date Died
01/04/1918
Place died:
Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France
Age:
36
7, PERSEVERANCE TERRACE, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
