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Full Name
Colin Roy Baker
Rank Last Held
Flying Officer (Pilot Instructor)
Forename(s)
Colin Roy
Surname
Baker
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
NZ42999
Military Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 11 Operational Training Unit
Place of Death
United Kingdom
Date of Death
16 April 1945
Age at Death
23
Year of Death
1945
Cause of Death
Killed on active service
Cemetery Name
Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Grave Reference
Plot H/1. Grave 199.
Biographical Notes
Colin Baker was the son of Stanley Roy and Kathlyn Ada Baker, of Palmerston North, Wellington.
Description of Image
Photograph of gravestone at Botley Cemetery provided by Gabrielle Fortune 2006.
Further References
Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch: Volplane Press.
Sources Used
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org