Baxter, William Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Samuel |
Surname | Baxter |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Annie Jane Baxter, of Picola, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB180 |
Markings | MG-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. J. 21. |
Epitaph | REMEMBERED AND HONORED BY ALL IN HIS HOME DISTRICT, PICOLA, VICTORIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 418333 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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 27/101/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1944 |
End Date | 27-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Kiel. 382 aircraft- 17 Lancasters lost (4.6%). PFF marking was hampered by the use of smoke screens. Despite this, the local report details a very serious raid with concentrated bombing on the centre and surrounding districts. The fires were fanned by strong winds. 134 people were killed and 1002 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Baltic Sea |