Baxter, George Edward Albert
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | George Edward Albert |
Surname | Baxter |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-01-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6728 |
Markings | NF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 72. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 513278 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11826 (P365716/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1942 |
End Date | 29-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive agent drop near Musdide, Belgium |
Reason for Loss | Came down in the sea. The dinghy washed ashore near Hawkinge, Kent on Feb 10th, containing Weeks' and Smith's bodies. Both had died of exposure |