Valentine Baker
Person details
| Forename(s) | Valentine |
|---|---|
| Surname | Baker |
| Rank | Pilot Officer |
| Regiment | RAFVR |
| Age | 20 |
| Death | Killed in operations |
| Place of Death | Western Europe |
| Date of Death | 11/08/1943 |
| Year of Entry | 1936 |
| House Letter | H |
| School Notes | |
| Comments |
War record of 97 Squadron http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/97_wwII.html http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/bombercommandno97squadron.cfm |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 97 Squadron |
| Prefect | |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 21 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | |
| Burial or Cemetery | Germany > Durnbach |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | Left early to study for the Navy exam, 1939 |
| Prep School | Cothill |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary | November 21 1943. On 10th August, 1943. killed in operations, Valentine Baker, Pilot Officer, RA.F.V.R (Smale's I936-39). He was a quiet, unassuming boy and left Radley early to study privately at home for the Navy examination. In 194I he joined the R.A.F., and a year later commenced operations as a Sergt. Pilot. He was commissioned m July, I943, and, at the time of his death, had participated in many raids. |
| Service Number | 149084 |
| Place of Birth |
