William James Baker MM (1882 – 22 October 1916) was an English professional footballer who made over 190 appearances as a wing half in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle between 1909 and 1915.
[4] He served in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and rose to the rank of sergeant.
[1] He was wounded in action at Vimy Ridge in June 1916 and received the Military Medal.
[5] On 22 October 1916, Baker was killed by German artillery fire near Serre-lès-Puisieux during the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated at Sucrerie Military Cemetery at Colincamps.
[1][6] This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1880s, is a stub.