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Phillip Stanley Baker

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Portrait of Pilot Officer Phillip Stanley Baker, Auckland Weekly News, 6 December 1944. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19441206-27-8. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Pilot Officer Phillip Stanley Baker, Auckland Weekly News, 6 December 1944. Sir George G …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Phillip Stanley AWMM
  • Surname
    Baker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 422172 AWMM
    • NZ422172 Public - John - Researcher - 18 December 2022 - C Hanson By Such Deeds page 69
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 April 1908 AWMM Hastings, Hawkes Bay AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 422172 AWMM
    • NZ422172 Public - John - Researcher - 18 December 2022 - C Hanson By Such Deeds page 69
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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) AWMM
      12 October 1944 AWMM
      "Flight Sergeant Baker has successfully completed many operational sorties, which have included attacks on Brunswick, Munich and Schweinfurt. He has displayed great courage and coolness in the most dangerous situations. One night in June, 1944, the petrol tank of hs bomber was hit when returning from a raid on Wessling. The aircraft was forced down to the sea and the captain, flight engineer and navigator were injured. This airman immediately took charge of the dinghy and in spite of hardships, succeed in maintaing the crew in safety, until they were rescued. His resource and cheerfulness were an inspiration to all." AWMM
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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  • Member of the 'Goldfish' Club.
    "Flight Sergeant Baker has successfully completed many operational sorties, which have included attacks on Brunswick, Munich and Schweinfurt. He has displayed great courage and coolness in the most dangerous situations. One night in June, 1944, the petrol tank of hs bomber was hit when returning from a raid on Wessling. The aircraft was forced down to the sea and the captain, flight engineer and navigator were injured. This airman immediately took charge of the dinghy and in spite of hardships, succeed in maintaing the crew in safety, until they were rescued. His resource and cheerfulness were an inspiration to all." Source: Hanson, By Such Deeds, p.69. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    9 June 1981 AWMM
    Manaia, Taranaki AWMM
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Sources

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    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      p. 69 AWMM
    • Goldfish Club, New Zealand Branch. The Goldfish Club: Roll of Honour 1954 - 2003. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2004/32. AWMM

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