BAKER, Hubert George

Jerusalem MemorialCredit: CWGC

Rifleman
B Company 1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles
Hampshire Regiment

Hubert was born on the 2nd of April 1895 in Newport to William & Amelia. In the 1911 census he was recorded as living at 1 Wolseley Terrace, Newport.

On the 19th April 1917, During the 2nd Battle of Gazza, B Coy., supporting the 5th, C, D & the 4th Hants. Crossed 2,500 yards of open ground, they were severely exposed & suffered heavy causalities. Even so, they did capture a redoubt with the support of a tank, though this was knocked out when the Turks counter-attacked & recaptured the position. The Hampshires lost 23 officers & more than 400 other ranks.

Hubert, aged 22, was reported Missing Presumed Killed in Action that day, & he is commemorated by the Commission on the Jerusalem Memorial to The Missing with 3,310 of his comrades.

Hubert is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.