Baker, Johial William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Johial William |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Howard Baker and Pern Beryl Baker (née Halladay), of Phillipsville, Ontario. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE630 |
Markings | QO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 40. I. 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17766 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
Johial was born on 31 March 1921 in Phillipsville, Ontario. His father was a farmer who was born in Burgess, Ontario. Johial had one brother, Glen Norman Baker. He attended Phillipsville Public School 1926-1933 where he took his High School Entrance, and Athens High 1933-1939 where he studied for his Graduation Diploma. He worked on his father’s farm between 1939-1940. Johial also spent six months in 1940 as a labourer at the Civilian Army Camp in Petawawa. His mother died before he enlisted and his father lived at RR No.1 , Smith’s Falls. Ontario. |
Johial enlisted on 11 August 1941 and after training embarked from Canada on 28 October 1942 arriving in England at 3 PRC on 5 November 1942.. There then followed 18 (P) AFU, 22 OTU on 23 March 1943, 428 Sqn on 26 May 1943 and finally 432 Squadron on 26 June 1943. He lost his life just over a week later. |
He enjoyed hockey, softball, and swimming. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1943 |
End Date | 04-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel on the return to base and crashed into a house near Henhurst, Kent |