Baker, Frank Weldon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Weldon |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Holderness Rushworth Baker and Hannah Mary Baker, of Wakefield, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2900 |
Markings | WS-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 39. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754085 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5927 (P358446/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-04-1941 |
End Date | 18-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Made numerous distress calls and finally crashed off Lowestoft but despite an extensive search no trace was ever found |