Service Details
Name:
 BAKER
Given Name:
 REGINALD GEORGE
Initials:
 R G
Service No:
 205597
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 1 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-07-27
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Date of Birth:
 1922-02-18
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, Hawker Hurricane Mk I #BP672, received on 23rd July, whilst a POW, shot down by Bf109. Possibly shot down by Hans-Arnold "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, who was credited with 59 victories, SW El Alamein
Additional
Information:
Son of Frank Reginald and Lillian St. John Baker, of Durban Deep, Roodepoort. Born Malvern, Johannesburg.
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 XXXI. J. 12.

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