▁her ▁service . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Mark ▁B les ▁wrote ▁her ▁bi ography ▁titled ▁Child ▁at ▁War . ▁ ▁Death ▁H ort ense ▁Dam an ▁Cle ws ▁died ▁in ▁New castle - under - L yme , ▁England ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁aged ▁ 8 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁B les , ▁Mark . ▁A ▁Child ▁at ▁War : ▁H ort ense ▁Dam an ; ▁▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Le u ven ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Leopold ▁II ▁Category : Bel g ian ▁resistance ▁members ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁guerre ▁( Bel g ium ) ▁Category : R av ens br ück ▁concentration ▁camp ▁surv iv ors ▁Category : 1 9 2 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Alan ▁Baker ▁is ▁British ▁poet . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁poetry ▁publish er ▁Le a fe ▁Press ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁online ▁magazine ▁L itter ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Baker ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Not ting ham , ▁where ▁he ▁still ▁lives . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁he ▁encountered ▁the ▁email ▁discussion ▁group ▁British - po ets , ▁which ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁po