Captain Arthur Baker

Ancestor Details

Name of Ancestor: Arthur Brander Baker

Ancestor's date of birth: 04/08/1868

Ancestor's date of death: 23/09/1918

Cause of Death: Suicide

Service Number: Officer no number

Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Narrabri

Unit: NSW Citizens Bushman D Squadron

Rank attained in Boer War: CAPT, Date Effective: Detail not provided

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Detail not provided

Murray Page: 82

Contingent: 3rd New South Wales

Ship: Maplemore, Date of Sailing: 28/02/1900

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Decorations: Sudan, Black Mtn Expedition 1888 Medal with Clasps. Mentioned in despatches London Gazette 19th April 1901. DSO 1900 Queen's South Africa Medal with 5 clasps, King's South Africa Medal 2 clasps.

Personal Characteristics: Patrotic and commanding

Reasons to go and fight: Patroitism. Professional Soldier/Sandhurst trained and formerly Lieutenant in Royal Sussex Regiment, Sudan. Godson of Lord Roberts.

Details of service in war: Releif of Mafeking. Operations in Rhodesia, Transvaal. In charge at Bulawaya with Lord Carrington when attempt to relieve seige at Elands River. Composite Bushmans's Company of 400 men in Lord Methuen's Division. Commanded Composite Regiment of Australian Bushman, Lord Methuen's Division. Colonial Light Horse which he raised and commanded 1901-1902.

Service and life after the Boer War: Detail not provided

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Helen Haynes, Kerrs Creek NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Niece

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