Harald Baker

Harald Baker
Birth name	Harald William Baker
Date of birth	29 September 1882
Place of birth	Paddington, New South Wales
Date of death	17 October 1962 (aged 80)
Notable relative(s)	Snowy Baker
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	flanker
International career
Years	Team
1914	Wallabies

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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[scrum-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "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.

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