Flying Officer [Pilot Instr.]
Colin Roy Baker
DFC
Awards
Conflict:
WW2
Additional Information:
Son of Stanley Roy and Kathlyn Ada Baker, of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand.
References:
NZ WAR GRAVES
Public Contributions:
My father told me that Colin (his older cousin) was so keen to fly that as a teenager he built a handmade glider and was towed by a brewery truck in an attempt to get lift-off.Add a Story or Photo
Personal Tributes:
Casualty
Service Number:
42999
Name:
Colin Roy Baker Rank:
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot Instr.
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force:
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
16 April 1945
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death:
22
Conflict:
WW2
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Cemetery Reference:
Plot H/1. Grave 199.
Cemetery Location:
United Kingdom