Baker, Gilbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gilbert |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Sarah Baker, of Handsworth, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7512 |
Markings | OJ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 77. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 935848 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13715 (P368221/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1942 |
End Date | 27-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Rostock. Just over 100 bombers split roughly 50:50 between the town and the Heinkel factory. A very successful raid with more than two thousand buildings destroyed |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have crashed in the Baltic Sea |