Skip to main content

Frederick William Baker

Frederick William Naunton Baker
Frederick William Baker CREDIT:De Ruvigny

A Sergeant with 54th Field Company, Frederick Baker died on 7th of January 1915 at the age of 38. 

Frederick was born at Lowestoft on 8 December 1876, a son of Frederick William and Elizabeth Naunton Baker. In 1881 his family lived at 8 New Nelson Street, Lowestoft, and by 1891 where living at 118 Denmark Road. 

Frederick served an apprenticeship with his father's General and Ship-smiths business.

Frederick was a member of the Lowestoft Rifle Volunteers before joining the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, on 2 March 1895. He was awarded the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. 

On 24 November 1904 he married Maud Elizabeth Fisher at Broadstairs. Their home was at The Ridge Cottage, Crawley Hill, Camberley, Surrey. 

Frederick arrived in France on 5 October 1914. Frederick was killed in action near Fleurbaix, being shot by a sniper. He was buried at Fleurbaix, on the Bois Grenier Road. 

His entry in De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour quotes his commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel D. S. MacInnes, D.S.O.:

Sergeant Baker, when I knew him, was section sergeant of the 54th Field Company. He was particularly capable and resourceful, and inspired great confidence in the men of his section. His bravery when making wire entanglements in the face of the enemy, and in other dangerous work, was beyond all praise. 

Memories

His bravery when making wire entanglements in the face of the enemy, and in other dangerous work was beyond all praise. - Lieut.-Col. D.S. Macinnes D.S.O

Tags

Lived at

Frederick Baker
118
Denmark Road
Lowestoft
United Kingdom

52.4750796, 1.7449651

CountryOfService
United Kingdom
BranchService
Army
Regiment
Royal Engineers
ServiceNumber
44
Burial/Memorial
France
RATION FARM MILITARY CEMETERY LA CHAPELLE-DARMENTIERES
I. A. 19.

Add new comment

Restricted HTML

  • Allowed HTML tags: <h3>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.