Brian Edmund Baker Military person

Air Marshal Sir Brian Edmund Baker KBE CB DSO MC AFC (31 August 1896 – 8 October 1979) was an officer of the British Royal Air Force who served in both World Wars. He was a flying ace in World War I credited, in conjunction with his gunners, with twelve victories, comprising one enemy aircraft captured, four destroyed (including one shared), and seven "out of control" (including one shared).

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 31, 1896
Birth place
Hertfordshire , Hertford
Date of deathOctober 08, 1979
Place of death
Lincoln England , Lincolnshire

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Military person

award
Legion of Merit
Order of the Bath
Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
Military Cross
Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Order of Polonia Restituta
Order of the White Lion
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Czechoslovak Military Cross
military operations
World War II
World War I
military command
Transport Command
No. 141 Squadron RAF
No. 32 Squadron RAF
RAF Gosport
RAF Leuchars
service start1915
service end1950

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External resources

  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9470.html