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Ernest was the son of Frederick Charles and Nellie Baker, of Shoreditch, London. He served with 20

Flight, B Squadron of 1st Wing, Glider Pilot Regiment. He initially qualified as a pilot on Course 20 at

the No 3 EFTS at Stoke Orchard in June 1943. He took part in the Normandy landings, and was

posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal in November 1946, for his actions on D-Day in

June 1944.

Ernest was killed by a sniper during the Battle of Arnhem, while dug in outside the Hartenstein Hotel,

which was being used as the 1st British Airborne Division HQ. He was initially given a field burial on the

Pietersbergseweg, near the Tafelberg Hotel, and is now buried at Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Arnhem.

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