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818289 Sergeant John Robert Baker

Picture of Soldier of 11th Parachute Battalion

Born: 01 Jan 1912
Died: 21 Sep 1944
Age at death: 32 years, 8 months, and 20 days
Company: SP
Platoon: MMG
Section: -
Parachute Course: K53


Thanks to R.P. “Bob” Hilton; Diana Andrews; Allan Brown; Andrew Blacklock; Jon Baker; John Howes; Graham Francis; Bob Gerritsen; Darren Wielink; Maarten Lenssen; Judith Minkman; Philip Reinders; Hans den Brok; many 11th Battalion veterans; family, next of kin and friends; staff of the Airborne Museum Hartenstein Oosterbeek; Airborne Assault Museum Duxford; and Gerrit Pijpers OBE without whom this website would not have been possible.