Heritage of Hope
1905-1983

1/16/2001

CHARLES EDWARD BAKER

I was born on March 10, 1912 at Denzil, the second son of Arabelle and John 
Baker.  I grew up on the farm immediately north of Denzil and attended Public
and High School there.

In 1932, I graduated from the U. of S. in Saskatoon with a B.Sc. Degree and from
U. of Manitoba with a M.D. Degree in 1939.

I joined the 4th Field Ambulance R.C.A.M.C. in 1939 and went to England the
same year.  I went to France as a Medical Officer, and was in the evaluation
from Dunkerque.  I served in England in various army units, and as a Major
in command of Field Ambulance Division was wounded on Junot Beach, France.
After recovering in England I was sent to Sweden to overseas P.O.W. exchange.

Following the war, I remained in England for post graduatle studies and 
became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

In 1945 I married Margaret Lee of Winnipeg and returned to Canada to practise
medicine in Port Arthur, Ontario until 1964, moving to Long Beach, Calf. 
with my wife and two children, Judy and Ronald.  I practised medicine here
until I retired in 1982.

Judy is married and has two children and is living Cleveland.  Ronald is 
studying medicine and is presently in New Zealand.