Baldwin, Alexander James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Alexander James |
Surname | Baldwin |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 17-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Nella Baldwin. Husband of Betty Edith Baldwin, of Erith Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | ML988 |
Markings | 8K- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wandsworth (Streatham) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block 17. Grave 261. |
Epitaph | IN LOVE'S GARDEN, DEAREST WE ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER. YOUR LOVING WIFE AND PAL BETTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 130729 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 571 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of 571 (Mosquito) Sqn. aircrew of RAF Oakington 1944 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-05-1944 |
End Date | 17-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (33% moon) |
Operation | Berlin- intruder sortie |
Reason for Loss | On return, bomb doors opened in error on approach to the runway resulting in a sudden loss of height. The Mosquito crashed onto a farm close to the airfield |