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259343 PO. Archibald George Baker Royal Navy HMS Halsted Archie Baker served on various ships in the Royal Navy from 1935 to 1946. He served on the gallant HMS Glowworm, HMS Halstead and laterly HMS Howe. By good fortune he was sent on a POs course from the Glowworm just a few days before the Glowworm rammed the German battle cruiser The Hipper causing massive damage to both ships. The captain, Commander Roope, was awarded a postumous VC on the recomendation of the captain of the Hipper. Archie was a PO Stoker on the Halsted when it was hit by a German E boat in the Channel off France. The whole bow and bridge was blown off and the ship suffered many casualties. The ship was towed to port and was later scrapped as it was beyond repair. Archie was then transferred to the giant battle ship HMS Howe where he finished his service after fighting the Japanese in the Pacific. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.