Baxter, William Bethune
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | William Bethune |
Surname | Baxter |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ferdinand and Amelia Aytone Baxter, of Chelsea, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5419 |
Markings | PH-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 29. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39213 |
Service | Royal Air Force (RAFO) |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7338 (P360205/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-07-1941 |
End Date | 03-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed in the sea |