Royal Engineers.

Awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 25 September 1917.

Baldwin was a native of Burnley, Lancashire.

The Burnley Express of 22 September 1918 reported, MILITARY MEDAL. N.C.O. Who Enlisted First Day of War. L/Corporal Fred Baldwin (27313) of the Cable Section, attached to the Signalling Corps of the Royal Engineers, whose home address is 42, Reed Street, Burnley, Lancashire, has won the Military Medal. He enlisted on the 5 August, 1914, the first day of the war, and is now 24 years of age. In civil life he was a linesman at the Post Office. He was connected with Hollingreave Congregational Church. One of his brothers, Private George Baldwin, East Lancashire Regiment was killed in July of this year, and another brother, Private James Baldwin is serving in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

L/Corporal Baldwin won his distinguished honour for repairing telegraph wires under heavy shell and machine gun fire. He was gassed a fortnight afterwards, and was treated in hospital in consequence. Second Lieutenant Cecil G. Sykes, the soldiers officer, sent him the official document containing news of the award with a letter in which he stated, “I hope you are getting along well after your little experience at ------, we are all up at the same spot still, but expect to go out of the line shortly for a rest”.