Baker, Shirley Waldemar Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Shirley Waldemar Frank |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Ernest Baker, and of Edith Mary Baker, of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL618 |
Markings | QO-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. C. 12. |
Epitaph | UNTO THE HILLS, O LORD, DO I LIFT UP MY LONGING EYES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/23600 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1943 |
End Date | 03-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 458 aircraft, 40 losses (8.7%). No diversionary raids and the force took a direct route to Berlin. The German controller anticipated Berlin as the target 18 minutes before zero hour and had amassed a considerable number of night-fighters in good time. An incorrect weather forecast caused difficulties in marking the target and the unexpectedly high winds also scattered the main force, allowing many to be picked off by the night-fighters, particularly on the home leg. Nonetheless, two Siemens factories were badly damaged along with a ball-bearing factory and some railway assets. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Mahlow, south of Berlin, Germany |