Baker, Leslie Jack
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Leslie Jack |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertie George and Priscilla Eva Baker, of Raynes Park, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM519 |
Markings | WS-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 16. D. 16. |
Epitaph | IN GOD'S KEEPING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 174632 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter and crashed near Lingen, Germany |