Looking for child of American pilot William Baker. Would have been born 1944/5.

[brookeratheber]

I am trying to find the birth details of a child born to a wartime romance. The father was an American pilot named William Baker from Minnesota. The only details I have of the mother is that her name was Peg or Peggy. The child would probably have been born between Sept 1944 and July 1945.  Is there anyway I can find further info?   William Baker was killed at Arnhem in Sept 1944 and the child would not have known the father. I have lots of info to pass on if I can locate the child.

[MargP]

Hi

Was the child born in the UK, what year was William Baker born

Margp

[brookeratheber]

William Baker Born 22 October 1919 in Red Wood Falls, Minnesota
Came to Britain June 1943 for training
Started Operational flying Feb 1944
Killed at Arnhem Sept 1944.
Had a baby with girlfriend Peg, Peggie, Peggy.
No details of baby's gender or name
I am assuming baby would have been born in UK somewhere between March 1944 and July 1945,
It doesn't give me a lot to work on!

[MargP]

Hi

Do you know what area he was Stationed

Margp

[groom]

Any idea where he was stationed in the UK as that would narrow down where the child was probably born, as presumably Peggy lived near the base? However, without a surname of the mother I would think it unlikely you could find the child, as it would probably have been registered in the mother's name with no father on the certificate. Even more so if you don't know if it was male or female.

Having said that it has been known for Rootschatters to find the impossible!

Sorry Marg, just seen you asked the same.

[brookeratheber]

He was based at Tarrant Rushton in Dorset from Feb 1944 to about April 1944
Then Keevil in Wiltshire to August 1944
Then Harwell Oxfordshire from August until the time of his death in September 1944
He was killed at Arnhem in September 1944 and a St Christopher Medallion was found at the aircraft crash inscribed "With Love, Peggy"   - so she was still very much in his mind in Sept 1944.

I have been searching for relatives of William Baker for some 20 years, then last week with the help of RootsChat I located his sister in America. She mentioned the girlfriend "Peggy" which ties in with the St Christopher medallion, and she mentioned they had a child. So I am now trying to find the child!

[Ruskie]

Keep in mind that Peggy's name might (officially) be Margaret. 

[groom]

Perhaps it might be a good idea to see if the sister has anymore clues. Looking at the dates, I would favour him having met her in Wiltshire. However a search for babies born between Sept 1944 and June 1945 brings up over 11,500.

[MargP]

Hi

There is this birth
 

Mother's Maiden name of "Trent"

Date July Aug Sept qtr of 1945

Reg district of Weymouth in Wiltshire

Volume 5a Page 562

Margp

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