William Baker
Place of birth: Exeter, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Farm labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 2028436
Joined Hood: 28th August 1928 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 16th May 1929 (Petty Officer)
Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.
History of ships served in and ratings held:
Date From | Date to | Ship | Rating | Source |
26th November 1913 | 11th March 1914 | Vivid I | Boy 2nd Class | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
12th March 1914 | 18th March 1914 | Vivid I | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
19th March 1914 | 26th May 1914 | Prince of Wales | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
27th May 1914 | 30th July 1914 | Prince of Wales | Ordinary Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
31st July 1914 | 13th August 1914 | Vivid I | Ordinary Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
14th August 1914 | 31st October 1915 | Erin | Ordinary Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st November 1915 | 27th May 1917 | Erin | Able Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
28th May 1917 | 27th October 1917 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
28th October 1917 | 28th February 1918 | Unknown | Able Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st March 1918 | 10th February 1919 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
11th February 1919 | 11th March 1920 | New Zealand | Able Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
12th March 1920 | 27th April 1920 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
28th April 1920 | 1st September 1920 | Cormorant (Rowena) | Able Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
2nd September 1920 | 10th February 1922 | Cormorant (Rowena) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
11th February 1922 | 7th March 1922 | Woolwich (Rowena) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
8th March 1922 | 1st June 1922 | Vivid I | Leading Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
2nd June 1922 | 17th August 1923 | Defiance | Leading Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
18th August 1923 | 18th September 1923 | Vivid I | Leading Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
19th August 1923 | 22nd April 1924 | Ajax | Leading Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
23rd April 1924 | 12th May 1924 | Vivid I | Leading Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
13th May 1924 | 2nd September 1924 | Warspite | Leading Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
3rd September 1924 | 10th October 1924 | Vivid I | Leading Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
11th October 1924 | 26th April 1925 | Tamar | Leading Seaman | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
27th April 1925 | 26th April 1926 | Tamar | Acting Petty Officer | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
27th April 1926 | 4th November 1926 | Tamar | Petty Officer | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
5th November 1926 | 22nd December 1926 | Castor | Petty Officer | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
23rd December 1926 | 27th August 1928 | Vivid I | Petty Officer | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
28th August 1928 | 16th May 1929 | Hood | Petty Officer | ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
17th May 1929 | 5th January 1930 | Tiger | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
6th January 1930 | 1st January 1931 | Vivid I-I | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
2nd January 1931 | 12th July 1931 | Eagle | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
13th July 1931 | 20th February 1932 | Vivid I | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
21st February 1932 | 30th June 1933 | Egmont (Ouse) | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
1st July 1933 | 2nd October 1934 | St. Angelo (Ouse) | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
3rd October 1934 | 3rd December 1934 | Drake I | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
4th December 1934 | 17th November 1935 | St. Vincent | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
18th November 1935 | 31st January 1936 | Drake I | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
1st February 1936 | 4th March 1936 | Drake I (Impregnable) | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
5th March 1936 | Pensioned | Petty Officer | ADM363/97 |
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
Memorials
No known memorials
No known memorials
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea