Name: Arthur Baker
Burial Number: 1962
Gender: Male
Occupation: Bank Clerk; Army Captain; Captain TA Reserves.
Born: 19/7/1885
Died: 14/2/1950
Buried: 17/2/1950
Story
Arthur is not buried at Heene but remembered on his father’s gravestone. He was born in Tottenham, the son of Edwin and Amelia. Arthur was baptised at All Hallows Church, Tottenham on 9th September 1885. By 1888, the family had moved to Hereford where his father opened a boarding school for boys. Amelia died the following year. Arthur worked as a bank clerk for the National Provincial Bank. By 1911, the family were living in Winchmore Hill near Ealing and Arthur worked in the city. In 1912, he was called as a witness in a fraud case at the Old Bailey (see Old Bailey on-line for details). At the start of the First World War, Arthur joined the Honourable Artillery Co. and served in France with the British Expeditionary Force. By the end of the war, he was a captain and awarded an OBE for service in France. For a while, Arthur lived with his family after they moved to “Westbury” in Grand Avenue, Worthing. In 1925, Arthur married Gladys Mary Slater at Holy Trinity Church, Winchmore Hill. The couple settled in Hove. In 1939, Arthur was listed as a patient at St Elizabeth Nursing Home in Brighton. His occupation was given as a Captain in TA Reserves. By 1950 he was living at 6 Saxon Road, Hove. He died here on 14th February 1950. Probate was granted on 5th April to Gladys Mary Baker widow. Effects £1934 11s 9d.
Researcher: Carol Sullivan
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SWS Row: 9 Plot: 1
Exact Location (what3words): save.voting.oasis
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
No description of the headstone has been added.
Inscription:
In loving memory of our very dearly loved father Edwin Baker F.R.C.S. who passed away 18th January 1923 "If Thou should'st call me to resign what most I prize, it ne'er was mine. I only yield Thee what is Thine. Thy will be done" Also of his dearly beloved only son Arthur Frederick Baker O.B.E. who passed away 14th Feb 1950 "He giveth His beloved sleep"
Further Information
Birth
Name: Arthur Frederick Baker
Gender: Male
Born: 19/7/1885
Town: Tottenham
County: Middlesex
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name: Not applicable
Marriage Date: //1925
Spouse First Name: Gladys
Spouse Second Name: Mary
Spouse Last Name: Slater
Town of Marriage: Ealing
County of Marriage: Middlesex
Country of Marriage: England
Information at Death
Date of Death: 14/2/1950
Cause of death: Unknown
Address line 1: 6
Address line 2: Saxon Road
Address line 3: Hove
Town: Hove
County: Sussex
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: £1934 11 s 9 d
Current value of effects: £60374.00
Census Information
1891
22 Edgar Street, Hereford.
Edwin aged 50, widower, school master. Edith aged 15. Margaret aged 13. Martha aged 12. Frances aged 9. Constance aged 8. Arthur aged 5. Plus a governess, assistant master, cook, housemaid and 15 pupils.
1901
Clyde House School, Edgar Street, Hereford.
Edwin aged 60, school master. Edith aged 25, school mistress. Martha aged 22, school mistress. Frances aged 19. Constance aged 18. Arthur aged 15. Plus a cook and 20 pupils.
1911
Park Side, Winchmore Hill North, Ealing, Middx.
Edwin aged 69, retired school master. Edith aged 35. Arthur aged 25, bank clerk. Ethel Ada Horton aged 32, visitor, foreign correspondent. Plus 1 servant.
1939
St Elizabeth Nursing Home, 18 West Drive, Brighton.
Arthur Frederick Baker: patient, Captain TA Reserves.
