Thomas Charles Richmond Baker, was an Australian soldier, aviator, and flying ace of the First World War. Born in Smithfield, South Australia, he was an active sportsman in his youth and developed a keen interest in aviation.
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Gunner Thomas Baker about to board a train from South Australia to Victoria for further military training
Gunners Baker and Harrison of the 16th Battery relax in a dugout c. 1916
Self portrait of Thomas Baker taken with a Kodak camera using his reflection in a dresser mirror
Captain Thomas Baker seated in the cockpit of a Sopwith CamelAwards 2
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Thomas Charles Richmond Baker, was an Australian soldier, aviator, and flying ace of the First World War. Born in Smithfield, South Australia, he was an active sportsman in his youth and developed a keen interest in aviation. He was employed as a clerk with the Bank of New South Wales, before he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in July 1915, for service in World War I. Posted to an artillery unit on the Western Front, he was awarded the Military Medal for carrying out numerous repairs on a communications line while subject to severe artillery fire. In June 1917, Baker was awarded a bar to his decoration for his part in quelling a fire in one of the artillery gun pits that was endangering approximately 300 rounds of shrapnel and high explosive.
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