Sergeant Frederick Walter Baker (142 Squadron)

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  1. Pieter F

    Pieter F Very Senior Member

    I am looking for information on or descendants of Sergeant Frederick Walter Baker, as part of my research after Wellington Z1214. This Wimpey crashed in the sea off Callantsoog, Holland, during the night of 4-5 September 1942. Baker washed ashore at Schiermonnikoog and was buried at the Vredenhof Cemetery.

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    The CWGC details on Frederick Walter Baker:

    BAKER, FREDERICK WALTER
    Rank:Sergeant
    Trade:Obs.
    Service No:1390119
    Date of Death:05/09/1942
    Age:29
    Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 142 Sqdn.
    Grave ReferenceGrave 85.
    CemeterySCHIERMONNIKOOG (VREDENHOF) CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of James Edward and Alice Matilda Baker, of Hammersmith, London.

    The complete crew of Wellington Z1214:
    Sgt Ian Craigie Lamont RCAF + Runnymede Memorial
    Sgt Frederick Walter Baker + Vredenhof War Cemetery (Schiermonnikoog)
    Sgt Henry John Balkwill + Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery
    Sgt Alexander Roy + Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery
    F/S Reginald Harley Culp RCAF + Runnymede Memorial
     

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