Baker, Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alfred |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Baker and of Mary Alice Baker (Nee Lucas), of Blackburn, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME723 |
Markings | PG-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 7. J. 12-15. |
Epitaph | ON WHOSE SOUL, SWEET JESUS, HAVE MERCY. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1087406 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 20:55 on 24 Apr 1944 from Dunholme Lodge to bomb a target in München. Hit by Flak and crashed 01:44 on 25 Apr 1944 approx. 3 km S of the Speichersee at Aschheim |