256494 Skr. Harry Baker Royal Navy from:Yorkshire Harry Baker was my grandfather.
He was born on the 12th of April 1919somewhere near Sheffield
He had three brothers, two were named Derek and Jack, I don't know the third,
He was a stoker on the ship. Whilst moored on the river Clyde near Greenock in Scotland he met my grandmother Eileen Mahon and married after the war and lived the rest of his life in Greenock
He worked as a postman for 30 odd years
and loved gardening, drinking whisky, and his family
He died of a heart attack at his home. He was my friend and hero and I miss him everyday since.
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