Captain

Charles George Baker

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles George and Mary Baker, of Christchurch, Canterbury; husband of Margaret Ann Baker, of Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

OFFICER DIES SUDDENLY An inquest was held at Ashburton yesterday on the death of Captain Charles George Baker, who died suddenly at a military camp on Tuesday. Captain Baker, who was aged 52 years, was a sharebroker in the city, living at Manchester street before joining the Army. Corporal Ronald F. Chinnery, of the 3rd Field Ambulance, said that he saw Captain Baker collapse and fall backwards when approaching his own tent. Witness lefl the ranks and assisted to carry Captain Baker In his tent, where he died five minutes later without regaining consciousness. Dr. W. G. Todd, who held a postmortem examination, said that death was caused by thrombosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The Coroner Mr E. C. Bathurst  gave a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

PRESS, VOLUME LXXVIII, ISSUE 23579, 5 MARCH 1942, PAGE 6

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3/8/517
Name:
Charles George Baker
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Medical Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
03 March 1942
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
51
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
194. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Charles George Baker
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