In memory of

Pilot Officer

Arie Gordon Baxter

who died on 5 Dec 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit No. 428 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
  Rank Pilot Officer
  Service number R254110
  Date of death 19441205
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  R254110 Pilot Officer (No. 428 Ghost Squadron RCAF air gunner) Arie Gordon (Gord) Baxter (b.1923) of Moose Jaw was KIA 19441205 in a midair collision and is buried at Brookwood military cemetery, Surrey, just outside of London, England. Baxter's Lancaster and a Halifax collided near Rugby in a raid that was supposed to take them to Soest. He was the son of William Gordon and Ella (Van Teperen) Baxter. Gord was a student when he enlisted at Regina in 1943.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 161 - Moose Jaw
  Cemetery or memorial location Brookwood military cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England    

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  Honour roll location(s) Moose Jaw
  Geo-memorial Baxter Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 54.1667°N / 106.8833°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 73J3
  Geo-memorial details Northeast of Delaronde Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19230901
  Place of birth Moose Jaw    
  Date of enlistment 19430524
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Moose Jaw    
  Occupation student
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