CEF Soldier Detail

Private Thomas Baker
Died: March 1, 1917

Regimental Number:
133040
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 73rd Battalion
Company:
 "B" Company, No 7 Platoon
Place of Birth:
Blackheath, England
Country:
 England
Next of Kin:
Eliza Baker, Mother, 85 Laber St., Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Date of Birth:
August 7, 1897
Trade or Calling:
Clerk
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Place of Enlistment:
 Montreal, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
October 15, 1915
Age at enlistment:
18
Height:
 5 Feet 4 1/2 Inches
Chest:
 33 Inches
Expansion:
 2 Inches
Religion:
 Methodist
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Died in War, unknown cause
Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:
March 1, 1917
Age at Death:
19
Buried at:
 Vimy Memorial, France
Plot:
 N/A
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 378-5
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Private Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion "B" Company, No 7 Platoon
Son of Thomas Baker, of 346, Coleraine St., Port St. Charles, Montreal, and the late Eliza Baker. [NOTE - This may be a transcription error by the CWGC - Point St. Charles is more likely]