Serjeant 1537044 James Baxter

Family details:
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Baxter, of St. Helens, Lancashire.

Notes:
Possible brother of [ww2cas=39]Arthur Thomas Baxter[/ww2cas]

Vickers Wellington - Registration BK 4997 BK497 took off from RAF Bruntingthorpe during the early morning of the 8th, the crew were tasked to navigate around England and Wales, taking in seven legs that took them north to the Isle of Man, down the Irish sea to Pembrokeshire, across the mouth of the Severn to Cornwall and returning to Bruntingthorpe along the southern coast. However, whilst over the Irish sea they encountered issues and requested to land at RAF Talbenny. Unfortunately, the approach from the North was too low and they undershot, hitting the cliffs sending some wreckage up, onto the cliff top and the majority fell back into the sea, killing all the crew. Crew: F/O George Edward Bilke 23yo 151454 RAFVR. Pilot. Missing. Son of George Edward & Christina Bilke of Middlesbrough. Sgt James Baxter 20yo 1537044 RAFVR. Engineer. Missing. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Baxter of St Helens. F/Sgt Gordon Douglas Scott 22yo R/140573 RCAF. Bombardier. Killed. Son of Sparling and Myrtle Scott of Brandon Manitoba, Canada. Sgt Bernard Martin Semark 25yo 1311346 RAFVR. W/Op-A/G. Killed. Son of William Arthur & Winifred Myrtle Semark; husband of Evelyn Joan Semark of Hove. Sgt William Arthur Widdowson 21yo 1458991 RAFVR. Navigator. Killed. Son of Walter & Annie Elizabeth Widdowson of Worksop. Sgt George William James Hopkins 19yo R/180665 RCAF. A/Gnr. Killed. Son of William & Flossie Hopkins of Smiths Falls Ontario, Canada; husband of Lillian Mary Hopkins, also of Smiths Falls. Buried: 1 Runnymede Memorial. Panel 123. 2 Runnymede Memorial. Panel 142. 3 Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery. Plot 39. Section H. Row B. Grave 257. 4 Patcham (All Saints) Churchyard. In Extension. 5 Worksop (Retford Road) Cemetery. Section 3. Grave 222. Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery. Plot 51. Section H. Row R. Grave 248. Remains of the Wellington have been seen sticking out of the sand after a storm at low water. Probably seen from the clifftop as access there is extremely hazardous with the risk of falling and being cut off with the tide. [pic]imgs/sppics/runnymede142.jpg[/pic][caption]James is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial (Picture by PaulC)[/caption]