Archive for The Royal Marines Band Service On-line Community Bringing the serving and ex serving communities together          The Royal Marines Band Service On-line Community Forum Index -> Obituaries Mr Bass Trombone BOB BAKER So sad to inform you that my dear old friend BOB BAKER passed away yesterday at 1645 his family was at his bedside.BoB and I go back a long way we were boys together in the late 50s and served on the Hermes together for the first commission in 1960. I only spoke to his wife a couple weeks ago whilst at the concert in Deal where she told me of his condition and now he has left us to join the great and good massed band elswhere. My most sincere condolences to his wife and all other members of his family, and to those who knew and had the pleasure to serve with Bob in the great family that is the RMB, I will miss him as I am sure many others will. BOB BAKER RIP Wee Mac I never served with Bob but I am sure he was an Instructor when I as in training wing? I seem to recall that Bob was a keen Footy Ref? RIP Bob Mr Bass Trombone Yep he was a keen and good fotty fef. Nick B Oh how sad Bob was an instructor whilst I was in the wing. I aslo knew Him from the Globe and Laurel lodge. RIP Bob. Codolences to all His Family   Bilvers Bob was CSM when I was in the Wing, a good guy, I'm sure he will be sorely missed. RIP   eric the red I first knew Bob when he was an instructor, and served with him again with FOF3 band where he was the B/M. A fine man and great musician, he also possessed a wicked sense of humour. I extend my deepest sympathies to his family, another sad loss to us all. RIP Bob.   Errol Sad news. Bob was the CSM in Trg Wing when I got promoted to Sgt. He sold me a mess jacket which i duly sold some years later for the same price. I could fit in the jacket,but not his musical boots. RIP Bob. mahler1 Bob Baker Yes Eric we where there with Bob on FOF3.  What a gentelman he was, also we where so luckly to have a bandmaster of his experience in charge of the band or JJ would have run all over us. RIP Bob. townsergeant RIP Bob. bogey I also served with Bob ON Hermes with FOF3 band he was a great boss and will be missed by his family and friends. 2nd Clarinet I remember Bob Baker from my time in the mob and he was a jolly good bloke. R.I.P. Bob..... sticky blue R.I.P. Bob, condolences to his family. StickyBlue R.I.P. Bob Wee Mac bogey wrote: I also served with Bob ON Hermes with FOF3 band he was a great boss and will be missed by his family and friends. There is a photo of Bob and FOF3 band on the forum somewhere. Can't remember where though ? Ginge Deary townsergeant For those you that are attending Bob's Funeral, it will be held at 1400 on Tuesday 25th August 2009 at St George's Church, Deal followed by Cremation at Barham. I am honoured to have been asked to play the Last Post & Reveille. mahler1 Here are a couple of photos of FOF3 Band with Bob as the BM.  How many members of the band can you name. townsergeant Is that Dinger Bell in the centre of the rear rank?   eric the red Come-come TS! French Horns in a ships band???- which FOF3 effectively was... bootybandy eric the red wrote: Come-come TS! French Horns in a ships band???- which FOF3 effectively was... Whoooosssshhhhhhhh..................Dung. bootybandy mahler1 wrote: Here are a couple of photos of FOF3 Band with Bob as the BM.  How many members of the band can you name. Front row for me are as follows....... Bradders, Mick Saywell, Dave Stonebridge, BB. Jack ??. Wiggy Bennett. ??. Bomber. mahler1 Indeed we did have a french horn player.  Bob ask John Payne if he would if he would like to learn and play french horn, so John said ok and he did a good job at it, hope to see him and big Mick B at the reunion in Oct. 2nd Clarinet eric the red wrote: Come-come TS! French Horns in a ships band???- which FOF3 effectively was... That was a clanger!!!!!! eric the red  I claim swine 'flu or Alzheimers...and I'm sticking to it... sticky blue 2nd. From the right next to Bomber is Dave 'Happy' Haythorn euphless eric the red wrote: Come-come TS! French Horns in a ships band???- which FOF3 effectively was... On board the Centaur in the early 60's we had 2 horn players. Alan Brown RIP and Granny Grant (the mouth from Louth). we also had 2 percussionists, Bill Pugh & musn Wilson.  . We also had BSGT "Jigs" Lipple, oboe. How's that for a screwed up ship's band? Ginge Deary euphless wrote: eric the red wrote: Come-come TS! French Horns in a ships band???- which FOF3 effectively was... On board the Centaur in the early 60's we had 2 horn players. Alan Brown RIP and Granny Grant (the mouth from Louth). we also had 2 percussionists, Bill Pugh & musn Wilson.  . We also had BSGT "Jigs" Lipple, oboe. How's that for a screwed up ship's band? If you had Jigs Lipple onboard I doubt if it was the Centaur.  More like the Ark.  (Noah's) Ark. Nice old boy. bootybandy euphless wrote: eric the red wrote: Come-come TS! French Horns in a ships band???- which FOF3 effectively was... On board the Centaur in the early 60's we had 2 horn players. Alan Brown RIP and Granny Grant (the mouth from Louth). we also had 2 percussionists, Bill Pugh & musn Wilson.  . We also had BSGT "Jigs" Lipple, oboe. How's that for a screwed up ship's band? That could have been Don Wilson ??? kielerwoche I am getting edgy about coming on this forum. Every time I am away for a while, another old oppo passes on. Bob "spud" for my cornet instructor in the wing, and a nice bloke you could not ask to meet, except maybe my other instructor, John Ware for Piano. RIP BoB. Will lift a glass to you. Gary Pumford Bob was my instructor for a short time, a great guy with a great sense of humour. My thoughts go out to his family. RIP Bob. Ginge Deary Well done to Billy Walker for an excellent performance of Last Post and Reveille at Bob Baker's funeral. There was a full church of family and friends to say farewell to Bob.  I'm sure he would have been very proud. Hornblower RIP Bob - another of the great and good gone, leaving us reprobates in charge of the bar.   Billy, did you do it on the F or Bb side???   Wee Mac Not wishing to make light of TS's part in the proceedings, why did a former Bandmaster, not have a serving RM Bugler play at his funeral ? Dan A I dont think it matters Mac....Bob was a top man....it would have been difficult to get a Bugler who knew Bob...and having Billy play Last Post added a personal touch to the ceremony..... Wee Mac Yes Dan, I agree !   I was just having a moan, about how difficult it seems to be, to get the sevices of a Bugler ? Maybe it was just a family, or Bob's choice ! admin Wee Mac wrote: how difficult it seems to be, to get the services of a Bugler ? As the branch is becoming increasingly smaller it is becoming more and more difficult I'm afraid. It might only be one bugler but it is 11% of the Corps of Drums in some cases... Wee Mac Oh well,.......in that case, when I depart for the Big Practice room in the sky, I'd better have me bugle with me ! sticky blue Just as well there's Bugler Grundig.        The Royal Marines Band Service On-line Community Forum Index -> Obituaries Page 1 of 1