Hazel
Hazel Robey was born in
Chingford in 1923 and was married to Frank Baker
Hazel Frank
During
the Second World War, Frank saw active service in the RAF as Wireless
Operator/Gunner in Ansons and Liberators. Here is his crew in front of their
aircraft. Frank is second from the
right.
Hazel and
Frank had two children, Valerie (below left) and Teresa (right)
Tragically,
Valerie died as a child, from leukaemia, and, after a long illness, Frank
himself died when Teresa was only eight.
Subsequently,
Hazel lived with her mother for some years, before marrying Alan in 1977.
Hazel with her late husband, Alan,
who died in 1993
Hazel’s
mother also died in 1993, but is still remembered for that hat …
Hazel joined us at Darkes
Farm in 1995, and had a few enjoyable years with us before her stroke two years
ago. Since then, she has been
increasingly disabled. Teresa looked
after her until September last year, when she moved into a nursing home, Breadstone House, near
Last amended 7 August 2008