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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Flying Officer (Pilot Instr.) Colin Roy Baker |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Flying Officer (Pilot Instr.) |
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| Forename(s): |
Colin Roy |
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| Surname: |
Baker |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
42999 |
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| Military Awards: |
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 11 Operational Training Unit (RAF) |
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| Place of Death: |
United Kingdom |
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| Date of Death: |
16 April 1945 |
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| Age at Death: |
23 |
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| Year of Death: |
1945 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed on active service |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Botley Cemetery, Oxford, England |
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| Grave Reference: |
Plot H/1. Grave 199. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Colin Baker was the son of Stanley Roy and Kathlyn Ada Baker, of Palmerston North, Wellington.
- Flying Officer Baker was the Pilot Instructor on a Wellington which collided with another while taking part in night flying training. Twelve airmmen died in the incident, representing the OTU's heaviest loss of life in a single accident.
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| Description of Image: |
Photograph of gravestone at Botley Cemetery provided by Gabrielle Fortune 2006. |
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| Further References: |
For Your Tomorrow: a record of New Zealanders who have died while serving with the RNZAF and Allied Air Services since 1915. Volume Two: Fates 1943-1998 by Errol W Martyn. Christchurch: Volplane Press, 1998 |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- For Your Tomorrow: a record of New Zealanders who have died while serving with the RNZAF and Allied Air Services since 1915. Volume Two: Fates 1943-1998 by Errol W Martyn. Christchurch: Volplane Press, 1998
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