Harald Baker

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Harald Baker
Birth nameHarald William Baker [1]
Date of birth(1882-09-29)29 September 1882 [1]
Place of birth Paddington, New South Wales [1]
Date of death17 October 1962(1962-10-17) (aged 80) [1]
Notable relative(s) Snowy Baker
Rugby union career
Position(s) flanker [1]
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1914 [1] Wallabies 3 [1] (0 [1] )

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".

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Scrum.com player profile of Harald Baker". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. Howell p98
  3. "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.