Baxter, Robert Leroy (Warrant Officer 2)

Killed in Action 1944-January-21

Warrant Officer 2 Robert Leroy Baxter RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-May-01

Born: London Ontario

Parents: Son of Frank and Mabel Baxter, of Wilton Grove, Ontario.

Spouse:

Home: Wilton Grove, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

48 (C) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Forte Et Fidele By strength and faithfulness

Base

RAF Gibraltar

Rank

Warrant Officer 2

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/116804

Home

Wilton Grove, Ontario

Memorial Location

Malta War Memorial
Panel 16 Column 2

48 Squadron (Forte Et Fidele). Hudson aircraft lost.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson EW897

Warrant Officer 2 Robert Leroy Baxter RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Baxter, Robert Leroy (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-January-21
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Pilot Officer Ray Hawley Garnham RCAF

Pilot Officer Garnham, Ray Hawley (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-January-21
Ben M'sik European Cemetery, Casablanca, Morocco

Hudson serial: EW897

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.

The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons. National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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