Baker, Ronald Valentine
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Valentine |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of J. V. R. Baker and Olive I. Baker, of Whitchurch, Glamorgan. His Brother Brian Harold Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK507 |
Markings | EX-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guidel Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 3. Grave 18. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1286156 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Ingham Heritage Centre, former RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Memorials to all those who served at RAF Ingham (Cammeringham) 1942-1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque on Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Ingham, 1942-1945 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1943 |
End Date | 08-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ingham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Ingham detailed to attack targets in Lorient. Aircraft failed to return. Crashed in the target area there were no survivors |