Baker Joseph Franklin

BAKER, JOSEPH FRANKLIN

		Source
		CWGC	SDGW	Uttoxeter Advertiser	Other
Parents	Late William Baker and Mrs Lizzie Barrett (remarried after death of husband)				Banbury Advertiser
Where born	Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire				Census Records
When born	1890
Address
Address
Spouse
Children
Employment Before Joining up	Mathematics Master at Uttoxeter Grammar School				Banbury Advertiser
Where Enlisted
Regiment	Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit


Rank	Second Lieut.
Service Number
Date of Death	16th November 1918
Age at time of death	28
Where Killed or died	Wound on 18th Sept at St Quentin Died Somerville Hospital, Oxford
How he died	Died of Wounds
Location of Grave or Memorial	Middleton Cheney All Saints churchyard, south of church
Awards
Awards

Joseph has been difficult to track down, but we now believe we have the correct man. He was born in 1890, the eldest son of William and Lizzie Baker in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire. His father died in 1910 and his mother later remarried.

The 1911 census records his occupation as Assistant Schoolmaster. We know he became a Mathematics master at Alleyne’s Grammar School Uttoxeter, has recorded in his obituary in the Banbury Advertiser of 28th Nov 1918. A J. F. Baker is mentioned in the schools history.

Joseph appears to have joined up in 1916. He was wounded near St. Quentin on 18th Sept 1918 and he was brought back to Somerville Hospital, Oxford. Unfortunately he did not recover and died on 16th November.

As well as the Uttoxeter town war memorial he is commemorated on the Alleyne’s school memorial, unfortunately is initials are given as T F not J F.

Joseph is buried in Middleton Cheney All Saints churchyard his grave is south of the church.

Photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission