Harald Baker
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Birth name | Harald William Baker[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 29 September 1882||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paddington, New South Wales[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 17 October 1962[1] | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Snowy Baker | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Harald William Baker (29 September 1882 – 17 October 1962) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
Baker, a flanker, was born in Paddington, New South Wales and claimed three international rugby caps for Australia. He was the brother of the multi-talented Australian sporting star Snowy Baker.[2]
Baker and Jimmy Clarken are remembered for their heroic rescues in the Coogee surf disaster of 28 January 1911.[3] In this context his name is often found misspelled as "Harold Baker".
References
- Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead – Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Scrum.com player profile of Harald Baker". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ Howell p98
- ^ "Coogee Surf Tragedy: Four Lives Lost". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XCI, no. 2569. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1911. p. 24. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
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