Identity
Person No.
964
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
William James
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
37
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received from shot in the back by a sniper, on the Itka / St. Moritz Road, on 22nd March
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of W. G. and Marion Baker (nee Taylor); husband of Violet Baker (nee Tapson), of 20, Suffolk Rd., Berea, East London, Cape Province. Born in London, England.
Citation
Croix de Guerre LG Sup 31 August 1917 - "For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign"; MID LG Sup 25 September 1917 as Temp Lt. 1st Rhodesia Regiment pg. 9943
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project