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Private Bill Baker fooling around with another Para. Likely Cyprus/Canal Zone 1951/2
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Private Bill Baker fooling around with another Para. Likely Cyprus/Canal Zone 1951/2

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Private Bill Baker in full kit, likely Cyprus or Egypt 1951/2
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Private Bill Baker in full kit, likely Cyprus or Egypt 1951/2

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Parachute course 315 report in which Bill Baker took part
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Parachute course 315 report in which Bill Baker took part

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Private Bill Baker in his beret and battledress, 1950s
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Private Bill Baker in his beret and battledress, 1950s

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Private Bill Baker sat in a trench with his No.4 rifle, likely Cyprus or Egypt 1951/2
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Private Bill Baker sat in a trench with his No.4 rifle, likely Cyprus or Egypt 1951/2

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Men of the 10th Para Bn including Bill Baker enjoy a day out in Yarmouth, 1953.
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Men of the 10th Para Bn including Bill Baker enjoy a day out in Yarmouth, 1953.

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Closeup of Bill Baker's GSM showing his name, rank and service number.
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Closeup of Bill Baker's GSM showing his name, rank and service number.

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Group photo of Bill Baker with his platoon in Cyprus, likely 1951.
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Group photo of Bill Baker with his platoon in Cyprus, likely 1951.

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Private Bill Baker in his later years, aged 70.
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Private Bill Baker in his later years, aged 70.

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Private Bill Baker's GSM with Canal Zone clasp
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Private Bill Baker's GSM with Canal Zone clasp

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OS Bernard Hill Returning from Op. Market Garden
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Bernard Hill Returning from Op. Market Garden

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OS Bill aged 75 - with daughter Pauline - 2007
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Bill aged 75 - with daughter Pauline - 2007

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OS Preparing to jump, Ex Falcon's Leap Sept 2024
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Preparing to jump, Ex Falcon's Leap Sept 2024

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OS Parachutes descending on Ex Falcon's Leap 2024
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Parachutes descending on Ex Falcon's Leap 2024

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OS Mal Simpson at Memorial service parade. 1 Oct 1982
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Mal Simpson at Memorial service parade. 1 Oct 1982

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OS 3 Platoon, 21st Independent Parachute Company emplane for Arnhem at RAF Fairford, 17 Sept 1944
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3 Platoon, 21st Independent Parachute Company emplane for Arnhem at RAF Fairford, 17 Sept 1944

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Two members of the AFPU drink tea in a jeep.
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Sgt Gordon Walker (right) and Sgt 'Mike' Lewis (centre) of the AFPU drink tea in a jeep.

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War correspondent Alan Wood sits with a typewriter in grounds of Hartenstein Hotel.
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War correspondent Alan Wood sits with a typewriter in grounds of Hartenstein Hotel.

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