Baker, Wilfred Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Eric |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Baker and Selina Elizabeth Baker (née Worley), of Richmond, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4118 |
Markings | ZN-Y Admiral Prune |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lyon (La Doua) French National Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. M. D. K. F. (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 932842 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft was named "Admiral Prune" despite being -Z. It is thought that it was so named by Guy Gibson, who had flown the aircraft on a number of occasions. |
Born 1920, Richmond, Surrey. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-02-1943 |
End Date | 05-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Torino |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Syerston at 1810 hrs detailed to attack targets in Turin. Outbound a message received reporting that both port engines had failed and they were losing height. The Lancaster crash-landed on a hill close to La Perrussel in Massif Central near Valsonne (Rhone), 30 km from Lyon. Those who died were buried in La Guillotier, Lyon. In October 1956 their remains were taken to Lyon (la Doua) French National Cemetery. |