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Aug 15, 1884
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Born in Winchester, Ontario to John and Annabelle
(nee Merkley) Baker
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Oct 25, 1911
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Married to Della Maud Dillabough in Williamsburg,
Ontario
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Mar 3, 1916
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Officer’s Declaration on enlistment in the 154th
Battalion at Chesterville, Ontario
Ø Rank Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin Della Maude Baker,
wife, Chesterville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
Ø Previous military experience
given as 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment since 1898
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the Barriefield Camp,
Kingston, Ontario
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Apr 24, 1916
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Promoted to the rank of Captain
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Aug 2, 1916
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Proceeded to the School of Musketry in Ottawa
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Aug 26, 1916
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Rejoined the battalion from the School of
Musketry
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Oct 25, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Bramshott to continue training
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Jan 31, 1917
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Transferred to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion in East Sandling.
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Mar 2, 1917
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The 6th Reserve Battalion moved to Seaford to
continue training reinforcements for the front
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Jun 15, 1917
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Reverted to the rank of Lieutenant
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Jul 23, 1917
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Attached to the OTB (Officer Training Battalion)
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Aug 21, 1917
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Rejoined the 6th Reserve Battalion
from the Officer Training Battalion
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Aug 24, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 26, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 30, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, Lieut Baker joined
the 21st Battalion resting in Villers au Bois, France
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Sep 27, 1917
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Proceeded on course
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Oct 27, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion in Caestre, France
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Nov 11, 1917
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While on a work party just west of Passchendaele,
Belgium, Lieut Baker received a through and through bullet wound to his left
leg and he was evacuated to the No. 3 Australian Field Ambulance for first
aid before being transported to the No. 10 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Horizontal shadow in
X-Ray shows the path of the bullet
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Nov 14, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 1 Canadian Red Cross
Hospital (Duchess of Westminster Hospital) in Le Touquet, France
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Nov 21, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Prince of Wales Hospital in Marylebone, London
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 12, 1918
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Surgery performed to drain and clean infected
tissue
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Mar 25, 1918
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle in
Liverpool
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Apr 7, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario and Taken On Strength of 1st Depot Battalion
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot
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Dec 31, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Lieutenant
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Chesterville, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 65 Charles St., W., Toronto, Ontario
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Jun 15, 1920
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Promoted to the rank of Captain with the 59th
Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Highlander Regiment
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Jan 10, 1967
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Walter John Baker died in Ottawa, Ontario and was
buried in the Maple Ridge Cemetery, Maple Ridge, Ontario
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