BORN HULL 1886. SON OF CHARLES & ANNIE BAKER, OF NENE VIEW, WOODSTONE HILL, PETERBOROUGH.
ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE 3RD EYR. DIED ACCIDENTALLY WHILST OFF DUTY, ON 20/08/1918, AGED 32. BURIED AT HULL HEDON ROAD CEMETERY.
HUSBAND OF KATHLEEN LOUISE ENILY THORNEYCROFT, OF 8, SALISBURY TERRACE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL AND 8, UNION PLACE, ENGLISH STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SHE WAS REFUSED A WAR PENSION
DEATH FOLLOWS DOCK ACCIDENT.
Following an accident On the King George
Dock Charles Frederick Baked (34), of the East Yorkahire., stationed in the district, whose home is at 8, Union-place. English-street, has died in Hull Infirmary. The circumstances were reported to
Colonel Thorney (the Coroner) to-day. According to Robert Metcalf, night watchman, about 10.15 p.m. on August 8th, he was on duty at the workmens entrance at Marfleet, when he saw deceased walking from the direction of the dock.
His arm was bleeding. Medcalf rendered first aid, and Baker was taken to the Infirmary and attended by Dr Renwick for severe laceration of the right forearm, and died yesterday. Deceased had told Sergt. Foster that he left home, where he had been staying, on the evening of August 8th, to see a friend who was working the dock. He was walking along the low level crossing, and was in the 6ft.
when a train of waggons approached. He stumbled and fell, and in endeavouring to save himself his forearm came in contact with something under one of them.
BAKER Charles Frederick Private 55373 East Yorkshire Regiment 20/08/1918 aged 32 years – 3rd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Died 20 August 1918 age 32 years old
Buried Hedon Road Cemetery 175. 70. in memory of Fred my dearly loved husband. In memory of Fred my dearly loved husband “Help their names shine on. Name a star after somebody who died in the two World Wars and make sure their names Shine on”. Hedon Road Hull on of Charles and Annie Baker, of Nene View, Woodstone Hill, Peterborough; husband of Louie Baker, of 8, Salisbury Terrace, Holderness Road., Hull
