Baum, Dennis Jacob
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Dennis Jacob |
Surname | Baum |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Braham Bernbaum and Fanny (nee Lipman) of Edinburgh. Husband of Muriel (nee Kerner). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB699 |
Markings | BS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Edinburgh (Piershill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Jewish. Grave 438. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 117670 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll & RoH |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF West Wickham / Wratting Common during WW2 |
Location | Weston Woods Farm, Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Slate Tablet & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF Wratting Common during WW2, including 1651 HCU |
Miscellaneous Information
Dennis shortened his name from Bernbaum to Baum |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Diversionary raid comprising 95 aircraft in support of main operations. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder, crashing near Cottesmore airfield. |