Alice Baker (28 July 1898 – 2 March 2006) was a British World War I service veteran. She was one of the last known female British World War I veterans in the UK.[1] Her non-combat service was as a Leading Aircraftswoman in the Royal Flying Corps at the age of 18 as a 'doper' waterproofing aircraft wings.[2]
Alice Baker | |
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 Baker, centre, during World War I | |
| Born | 28 July 1898 Costessey, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 2 March 2006 (aged 107) Hallows Hospital, Ditchingham, Norfolk, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Biography
editShe was born in 1898 in Costessey, near Norwich in England. After the war, she became a nurse at Saint Andrew's hospital in Thorpe. She married a police officer named Stanley. They had a son, Leslie, who was a pilot during World War II. He served in the RAF and as a bomber pilot. At the age of 94, she was invited for the 75th anniversary of the RAF, and stood next to Queen Elizabeth II.[clarification needed] On Alice's 100th and 107th birthdays, RAF Coltishall pilots did commemorative flypasts in her honour. She lived with her family in Hempnall until she was 104, then moved to a care home in Ditchingham. Alice Baker died in her sleep at the age of 107 on 2 March 2006.[2]
References
edit- ^ "WWI aircraftswoman dies aged 107". BBC News. 7 March 2006.
- ^ a b "The end of an era as veteran Alice dies". EDP 24. 6 March 2006. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
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