William H Baker
Item
Title
William H Baker
Who?
William H Baker
Item(s)
War Office letter advising W H Baker has been reported as a Prisoner of War
Letter from Buckingham Palace dated 1918 to 125662 Pte Baker W
Medal Role for W H Baker
Letter from Buckingham Palace dated 1918 to 125662 Pte Baker W
Medal Role for W H Baker
Story
Jan Linley is the Granddaughter of William H Baker. He was a prisoner of war but in which camp or country is not known.
William was a Private in the Machine Gun Corps and his regiment number was 125662. The family do not know where he served nor where he was captured.
Not much is known about William but the family have a letter from the War Office stating that he was missing in action but they later had a letter from Buckingham Palace (which we have photographed/scanned) stating that he was being released. It does not give any information on which camp he was being released from.
William had told the family that he had escaped from a Prisoner of War camp but this has not been confirmed.
William was a Private in the Machine Gun Corps and his regiment number was 125662. The family do not know where he served nor where he was captured.
Not much is known about William but the family have a letter from the War Office stating that he was missing in action but they later had a letter from Buckingham Palace (which we have photographed/scanned) stating that he was being released. It does not give any information on which camp he was being released from.
William had told the family that he had escaped from a Prisoner of War camp but this has not been confirmed.
When?
not known
Where?
not known
Contributor
Jan Linley
Collection Day
Williton Pavilion 6th April 2019
This item was submitted on June 11, 2019