Baldock, Richard Marlow
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard Marlow |
Surname | Baldock |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Denys and Elsie Winifred Baldock, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9169 |
Markings | MG-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 102. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/87969 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-11-1942 |
End Date | 10-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 213 aircraft, 15 losses (7.0%). Many weather problems, including cloud, wind and icing, and absence of a successful PFF marker conspired to make this raid relatively unsuccessful |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |