Baxter, Douglas Frank Jakes
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Douglas Frank Jakes |
Surname | Baxter |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Edward and Ethel Baxter. Husband of Sibyl L. Baxter, of Auburndale, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM532 |
Markings | UL-A2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Cyr-En-Val Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1-3. |
Epitaph | WE LOVED THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVED THEE BEST. GOOD-NIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86085 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/3 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Orleans |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Holland, seven killed |