Life story: William M Baines | Lives of the First World War

Timeline

1899

birth York United Kingdom Source:135805 17th March 1899

1925

marriage Jessie Abbott Scott Source:5497462 5th August 1925

1931

children Kathleen Baines Source:5497462 29th August 1931

employment Post Office Clerk Post Office Wigan,Blackpool,Fleetwood United Kingdom Source:5498625

service British Army Sapper 487234 Royal Engineers Source:135805

service British Army Sapper 331596 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Source:135805

service British Army 49Dic Sig Co Source:135805

location 35 whitley Crescent ,Wigan United Kingdom their own address Source:5498397

1980

death Not War Related Stroke Blackpool United Kingdom Source:135805 3rd November 1980

burial Layton Cemetery Non-War Cemetery Blackpool United Kingdom Source:135805

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	William M
Initials	WM
Last Name	Baines
Source	135805

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
35 whitley Crescent ,Wigan	United Kingdom	their own address

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Rank
British Army	487234	Royal Engineers	Sapper
British Army	331596	Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment	Sapper
British Army		49Dic Sig Co

Awards

Award	Type	Source
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Kathleen Baines	daughter	29th August 1931

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Margaret Anne Littlewood	mother
Joseph Baines	father

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Jessie Abbott Scott	wife	5th August 1925

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
fair	Blue	light brown

Date	Height	Source

Media

WM Baines 487234 Notts and Derby Regiment

Notts and Derby Regiment Royal Engineers William Maurice Baines 487234,called up for service on 26,5,17.

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Certificate of Transfer to Reserve

Document Certificate of Transfer to Reserve WM Baines 487234.

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WM Baines 487234

My grandfather WM Baines first on the left with unknown collegues WW1.

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WM Baines 487234

Photo taken before going to war WM Baines age 17 in uniform.

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WM Baines 487234

WM Baines 487234 somewhere Germany ,Cologne maybe.

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Imperial Service Medal Post Office 42 years.

Certificate for 42 years service for WM Baines 487234 in the post office.

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Post Office Service Certificate 42 Years.

Certificate for long service citation WM Baines 487234.

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Certificate of Proficiency in Radiotelegraphy .

Document to WM Baines for Radiotelegraphy First Class.

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Reverse of Radiotelegraphy Certificate.

Reverse of Radiotelegraphy Certificate showing a WW1 picture of WM Baines with an authentication signature on photograph.

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WM Baines Home Guard Wigan WW2.

WM Baines was attached to the Home Guard Wigan.

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WM Baines 487234 WW1 Album.

Pals of my grandfather WM Baines from his album.

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WM Baines 487234 Cigarette.

WM Baines middle of photo taking a cigarette with pals WW1.

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WM Baines Birth Cert

WM Baines 487234 .Copy of Birth Certificate.

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WM Baines National Insurance Card.

National Insurance card 1948

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WM Baines WW1 Album

This photo from WM Baines 487234 personal album shows pals in front of a shop possibly Cologne again.

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WM Baines 487234

WM Baines sitting WW1.

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WM Baines 487234 Burial.

Family Document for Burial of WM Baines shows location section TT no 133 Layton Cemetery Blackpool. 27,11,80.

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Grave Deed Reference. Space 133 section TT.

Family Grave Document for WM Baines 487234 purchased by Kathleen Panter formally Baines the daughter of WM Baines 487234.

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WM Baines 487234 Medals

WM Baines 487234 British War and Victory Medals.

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WM Baines 487234 victory medals.

Side view of victory medal to 487234 WM Baines.

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WM Baines 487234 aged 80yrs.

WM Baines last picture aged 80.

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WM Baines 48234 WW2 Home Guard.1940-44

WM Baines third from the left ,and second time around for his country in war Home Guard Wigan 1940-44.

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Wigan Home Guard 1940s

WM Baines in the Home Guard is Seventh from left.Picture from around 1940-44

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Gas Masks

From WM Baines WW1 album of photographs,showing pals in Gas Attack equipment.

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Spa, Belgium

From WM Baines WW1 photo album,this photograph was taken in Belgium town of Spa,the monument of langs de Rue Rogier,the exact location and buildings exist very much the same today.

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WM Baines

One of the last photos WM Baines 487324

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WM Baines 487234 WW1 Album

This picture from WM Baines WW1 Album ,Taken on a farm with motorcycle riders during WW1.

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WM Baines 487234 Royal Engineers

WM Baines WW1 Album ,faded photo of my grandfather with colleagues,WM Baines front row second from the left.

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WM Baines WW1 Album.

From WM Baines WW1 Album ,obviously connected to the other photo in his album of the motorbikes at the farm he was stationed at.

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WM Baines 487234 WW1 Album

From my grandfathers Album from WW1,note the tents in the background.

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A page from WM Baines 487234 WW1 album.

These images from my grandfathers album of WW1.The pictures show Cologne bridge,and also unknown colleagues ,again next to tents like the other pictures.

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WM Baines WW1 photo album Colleagues.

WM Baines WW1 album photo of colleagues we think this was taken in Cologne,as it appears to be one of the trams in the background from Cologne.

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WM Baines Marriage Photograph 1925

WM Baines Marriage photograph Jessie Abbot Scott 1925

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Medal Index Card

External Evidence

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York Soldiers -AVL-B	Graham11656

Multimedia

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WM Baines 487234 Notts and Derby Regiment	Graham11656
Certificate of Transfer to Reserve	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234	Graham11656
Imperial Service Medal Post Office 42 years.	Graham11656
Post Office Service Certificate 42 Years.	Graham11656
Certificate of Proficiency in Radiotelegraphy .	Graham11656
Reverse of Radiotelegraphy Certificate.	Graham11656
WM Baines Home Guard Wigan WW2.	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234 WW1 Album.	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234 Cigarette.	Graham11656
WM Baines Birth Cert	Graham11656
WM Baines National Insurance Card.	Graham11656
WM Baines WW1 Album	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234 Burial.	Graham11656
Grave Deed Reference. Space 133 section TT.	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234 Medals	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234 victory medals.	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234 aged 80yrs.	Graham11656
WM Baines 48234 WW2 Home Guard.1940-44	Graham11656
Wigan Home Guard 1940s	Graham11656
Gas Masks	Graham11656
Spa, Belgium	Graham11656
WM Baines	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234 WW1 Album	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234 Royal Engineers	Graham11656
WM Baines WW1 Album.	Graham11656
WM Baines 487234 WW1 Album	Graham11656
A page from WM Baines 487234 WW1 album.	Graham11656
WM Baines WW1 photo album Colleagues.	Graham11656
WM Baines Marriage Photograph 1925	Graham11656

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