Albert was born in Poplar, East London and had 6 sisters and 4 brothers. He attended St Mathias C/E School and left aged 14 years.

His first job was as a Messenger Boy at the London Hotel.

Albert joined the Pacific and Orient Line as a Cooks Assistant on the Australia route. Please see the picture of him in Sydney, in the early 1930's.

He then worked for the London County Council (LCC)/ National Health Service (NHS) in several roles including Hospital Porter, Gate Porter, Theatre Porter and Receptionist - completing 40 years’ service in 1976.

Albert was also volunteer Fireman with his father (George) and sister (Elizabeth) in the Millwall auxiliary Fire Station, within the Millwall Docks.

Albert married Ada Elizabeth Hampton-Crawley 05 November 1938 (see picture of Albert, Ada, George & Elizabeth).

Their daughter June Rosina Baine (nee Morris) was born on 25 May 1939.

Albert was called up for National Service, and served from 13 June 1940 to 12 May 1946 in the 1st Bat Middlesex Regiment, D Corp.

He was captured at Kowloon Barracks during the Battle for Hong Kong in 1941. He became a POW & may have been in Chiang.

He was on the Troop Ship Lisbon Maru and managed to survive the sinking (by torpedo) and subsequent slaughter in the water by the Japanese Army, by being rescued by some Chinese fishermen.

Albert wrote; "he was a POW in Kobe and Osaka and was put to work on the Docks. He managed to steal food and smuggle small amounts of sugar back to the camp to help feed injured officers and men who were locked up in what was supposed to be a hospital, All were treated very harshly by the Japanese Army. The only food provided was rice and vegetable water for all prisoners (and very little of it)".

Albert returned home in late 1945 (his baby daughter June was now 6 years old), and lived in Millwall (Ise of Dogs), with his wife Ada at 22 Bilson Street.

Albert and Ada had 2 grandchildren (Martin & Kathryn) in 1969 & 1971, via their daughter June and her husband Peter Baine.

He continued to work for the NHS at Greenwich Hospital until 1976, retiring with 40 years of service (see newsletter dated 1976).

Not happy with retirement, Albert joined the Corps of Commissionaires and worked as a receptionist for the National Insurance & Guarantee Corporation, in Fleet Street. He was promoted to Sergeant on 10 June 1978.

Albert always had stomach and bowel problems after the war, and bad feet from the from the bad treatment & poor food in the POW camps. He became ill in September 1979 and died of stomach and bowel cancer in September 1980.

He is buried with his wife in a marked grave in East London Cemetery, Grange Road, Plaistow, East London.

Always loved and dearly missed by all (one, two, three - one, two, three, four always) xxx.