Leslie Treloar Baker

Flying Officer [Pilot]

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of John and Gwendolyne Baker, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Martyn (1999)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

On take off from Shandur, Egypt, his Baltimore had an engine failure at 40 ft. An emergency landing was attempted north of the airfield, but the plane bounced into air, landing into the Great Bitter Lake and overturning. The two crew drowned.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.2 p.147]

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Casualty

Service Number:

402906

Name:

Leslie Treloar Baker

Rank:

Flying Officer

Additional Rank:

Pilot

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force, 70 OTU / 203 Group

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Air Accident

Date of Death:

29 September 1943

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Fayid War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

1. F. 11.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt