Baker, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Alice Baker, of Corby. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE350 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Corby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 62. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | BE YE THEREFORE READY ALSO FOR THE SON OF MAN COMETH AT AN HOUR WHEN YE THINK NOT R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1211171 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1485 Flt |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Miscellaneous Information
This crew of five comprised three whose surname was Baker |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-09-1943 |
End Date | 20-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Airborne from Skellingthorpe 1537 for air gunnery training. As the aircraft climbed out, both engines cut out. The pilot was unable to turn back and crash-landed 3 miles northwest of the airfield. |