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Colonel Cyprian Francis Thurlow Baker OBE

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Colonel Cyprian Francis Thurlow Baker OBE (1910-1914)

Date of birth 24 May 1896
School Information Sub-prefect, sergeant OTC
Career Information Army officer, The King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). Served in WW1 and mentioned in dispatches. Made Captain in 1924. Served in WW2 in France and Middle East and made OBE in 1941 and Colonel in 1942. Mention in dispatches.
Date of Death 5 February 1943
Cause of Death Killed in action
Location Unknown
Cemetery Tobruk War Cemetery
Rank Colonel
Brand of Service The King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
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Colonel. Mentioned in dispatches in WW1 & WW2. Received OBE in 1941. Killed in action in 1943. Buried at Tobruk War Cemetery.