In Memory Of

BAKER, WILLIAM JAMES

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 2352
Rank:
 Regimental Sergeant Major
Regiment:
 South African Field Artillery
Former Regiment:
 formerly SAMR 2352 and Transvaal Heavy Artillery
Date of Death:
 1919-10-06
Cause of Death:
 Died of stomach cancer, at Johannesburg
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 C. of E. Sec. Grave 808.
Cemetery:
 JOHANNESBURG (BRIXTON) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Decorations:
 D C M
Citations:
 LG Sup 3 Sept 1919 - "For consistent and good work during the period under review. He has set a splendid example to all junior ranks of the brigade not only by his coolness and efficiency in action, but also by the use of his unrivalled knowledge and experience earned by a lifetime spent in the service."
Husband of the late Dora(h) D(e)allah Baker. Father of Miss Gladys Baker, of Childrens Home, Observatory, Johannesburg