Baker, William John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William John |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Henry and Janet Baker, of Mackay, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1744 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fradley (St. Stephen) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 6. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY WILL LIVE FOR EVER IN HEARTS THAT NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405670 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Edward the Confessor Church, Leek, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of Wellington Z1744 20/12/42 |
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-11-1942 |
End Date | 20-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing/photographic exercise |
Reason for Loss | Buzzed by two American Spitfires, one of which carried away the aircraft's trailing aerial, it crashed into high ground near Leek |