| Alice Baker | |
 Baker (centre) during World War I | |
| Birth: | 28 July 1898 Costessey, Norfolk, England, UK |
| Death: | 2 March 2006 Ditchingham, Norfolk, England, UK |
| Age: | 107 years, 217 days |
| Country: |  UK
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| Centenarian | |
Alice Baker (28 July 1898 – 2 March 2006) was a British centenarian and World War I service veteran. She was one of the last known female British World War I veterans in the UK. 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.
Biography[]
Baker was born on 28 July 1898 in Costessy, 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, Baker was invited for the 75th anniversary of the RAF, and stood next to Queen Elizabeth II. On Baker's 100th and 107th birthdays in 1998 and 2005, RAF Coltishall pilots did commemorative flypasts in her honour.
Baker lived with her family in Hempnall until she was 104, then she moved into a care home in Ditchingham. She died in her sleep on 2 March 2006, at the age of 107 years, 217 days.
References[]
- WWI aircraftswoman dies aged 107 BBC News, 7 March 2006 (Archived)