| Surname: | Baker |
| Initials: | A L |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/2010 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (2a) Balkans, 13/11/1915. Shown as (3) Egypt, 13/11/15 to 21/12/16 and (1) France 7/8/17 to 11/11/18 on medal roll page B127. Class Z Reserve 19/12/1919. He is listed on 39 Casualty Clearing Station Casualty List, MMP, HQ 2 Division, influenza, 26/10/1918 to 31/10/1918 from 21 Field Ambulance on Hospital Train No. 41. Austin Leonard Baker. Extract from the Faversham Times and Mercury and North-East Kent Journal 22 February 1919. A LYNSTED PATERNITY CASE. At the Faversham County Petty Sessions on Thursday, before Mr W. W. Berry (in the chair), General P.D. Jeffreys, CB, Mr F. Neame, Mr. H. Leney, Mr W R Dixon and Mr. J. French, Austin Leonard Baker of the Military Mounted Police, whose home is at Bapchild, was summoned to show cause why he should not contribute towards the maintenance of the illegitimate male child of Gertrude Fanny Wyles, of 5, Claxfield Village, Lynsted. Mr. Booth Hearn, Chatham, represented the applicant and Mr Goldie of Rochester, appeared for defendant. It appeared that defendant was originally a labourer, but when the war broke out he joined the County Police Force. The child was born on October 6th, 1915, but before proceedings could be taken defendant joined the Army and was sent overseas. According to applicant she had been walking out with defendant for a good many years and was looked upon as his intended wife. A large number of witnesses were called on both sides and after a hearing which lasted from 11am to 4.30pm, with the exception of a short interval for lunch, the Bench dismissed the case for want of sufficient corroborative evidence. Repeated in East Kent Gazette 1 March 1919. |