Baker, Richard Plunkitt (Lieutenant)

Prisoner of War 1917-April-23

Male Head

Birth Date: 1888-October-18

Born: Donald, B.C.

Parents: Frederick Francis Baker & Lucilla Jemina Cooke

Spouse: Blanche Howe McRae, married 1922

Home: Vancouver, B.C.

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

19 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

1917-03-24 shot down in Spad scout, A-6706, wounded, force-landed due to engine failure on offensive patrol Lens-Harnies-Renin-Lietard-Quiery-Bailleul. He was made POW and was repatriated 1918-12-22.