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Arthur Thomas Baker
« on: Saturday 25 February 23 09:43 GMT (UK) »
Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for blood relatives of Sapper Arthur Thomas Baker  - Royal Engineers -  died 1/1/1944 - service no :- 14564950 -  buried West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium.

Son of Thomas Arthur and Edith Elizabeth Baker, of West Norwood; husband of Rosina Gertrude Amelia Baker, of Wimbledon, Surrey.

The private memorial marking the grave of Sapper Baker no longer provides adequate commemoration.  The Commission are in the process of producing a new headstone.

FIND A GRAVE

West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium
West Norwood, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England
PLOT Square 89, Grave 39677

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24728184/arthur-thomas-baker

If you are related or know of some one who is, CWGC would like to hear from you/them.

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Re: Arthur Thomas Baker
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 25 February 23 09:46 GMT (UK) »


Arthur Thomas Baker  - 1907 marriage 25 December 1935  (aged 28 years) bachelor - builders labourer.
Marriage Place   South Wimbledon, St Andrew, Surrey.
Parish    South Wimbledon, St Andrew
Father Thomas Arthur Baker - Spouse Rosina Gertrude Amelia Aldred. aged 23 years - packer -

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Re: Arthur Thomas Baker
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 25 February 23 09:50 GMT (UK) »


Possible three children from this union, a son and two daughters.
Sadly the son has b past away.

Births Sep 1936 

BAKER    Ronald A    Aldred    Camberwell    1d   775

Death

Ronald Arthur Baker - 12 September 1936  -  May 2003  - 66 years
Registration district   Sutton   Surrey
Register Number A27B
District and Subdistrict 254/1A
Entry Number   162

marriage 1958 ( not sure if wife is still living so no mention here)

Ronald A Baker - marriage 1958
Registration district   Surrey North Eastern Surrey
Spouse "A"
Volume Number   5g Page number   855

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Re: Arthur Thomas Baker
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 25 February 23 09:52 GMT (UK) »

There was a probate for Rosina Gertrude Amelia Baker
Death Date 15 Jul 1994 Carshalton Sy
Probate Date 23 Mar 1995 London


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Re: Arthur Thomas Baker
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 25 February 23 10:00 GMT (UK) »

Message sent to relative - not sure how closely related  :-\  Fingers crossed anyway.

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