Tom Baker (c.1890-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- BAKER, TOM. Private. No 305801. 1/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Marsden. Lived with his sister, Mrs Bacon, 17 Gladstone Buildings, Marsden. Employed as a feeder at Readycarr Mills. Enlisted November 1914. Accidentally drowned whilst on active service in France, 21.10.1917, aged 27 years. Buried in TROUVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY. Grave location:- in Military plot.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private BAKER
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Sunday, October 21, 1917
- record ID: 102371
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #102371)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #146922)