Graham & Lucie Baker

Graham H Baker born 1935 was the son of Fred & Connie Baker

Lucie M Cook was born

Graham and Lucie married in 1960

Extract from Hallmark 2080. The Foundry by Miles Marshall. Graham Baker born soon after his father Fred joined the firm at The Foundry, could never be kept out of the workshops, even as a toddler, and encouraged by his grandfather, despite the protests of his anxious mother, persisted in getting himself black all over. He grew up a natural craftsman and on leaving school was apprenticed to The High Wycombe Foundry Co.

After National Service in the R.A.F. he came back to The Forge.Reporting a conversation with Graham by Joan West

In 1950, Graham Baker aged 15, was apprenticed at Wycombe Foundry for 5 years.    He cycled there daily.   The theory part was done at Wycombe Technical College, London Road.

In 1956, Graham was called up for 2 years National Service.    (Apprentices were deferred until their training was complete.)    This meant that Graham, now aged 21-23, found that younger men were giving him orders.   This he did not appreciate and disliked his years in National Service.     He was stationed at Lyneham.