Leonard
Keith
Baker
Born in Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Brother of
George Leslie Baker, George Louis Baker, Myrtle Rose (Baker) Brown and Norman Lionel Baker
Husband of
Alice Rose (Morley) Stopher
— married
1936 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 31
in Burma
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2021
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Biography
Gunner Leonard Baker died while prisoner of war in Burma during World War II.
Leonard was born in 1911[1]. He was the son of George Baker and Jennie Monkhouse.
In 1936, Leonard married Alice Rose, daughter of Alfred George and Jane Morley[2].
Leonard served with the 2/15th Field Regiment during the Second World War. He was taken prisoner in Burma and died of illness in the prison camp[3]. He was buried at Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar[4][5].
Sources
- ↑ Victoria (Australia) Birth 1911/30603
- ↑ New South Wales (Australia) 1936/11815
- ↑ Australian War Memorial, AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)
- ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission database entry: Leonard Keith Baker
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #56173824
See also:
- Virtual War Memorial Australia: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/796810
- The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial (https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/ : accessed 7 Mar 2024) database entry for Leonard Keith Baker
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Categories: 2nd 15th Field Regiment, Australian Army, World War II | Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar | Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Lake Wendouree, Victoria | Prisoners of War, Australia, World War II | Died in Military Service, Australia, World War II