The story
Name: E J BAXTER
Rank: Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNZNVR
Squadron: 1839 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Illustrious
Date of death: 1945-07-31
Aircraft: Corsair II JT 578
Place of death: Singapore
Circumstances: EXECUTED
Buried/commemorated: NEW ZEALAND NAVAL MEMORIAL, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND, North Shore City
Commemoration details: Panel 8
Family details: Son of Joseph John and May Suter Baxter, of Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand.
Rank: Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNZNVR
Squadron: 1839 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Illustrious
Date of death: 1945-07-31
Aircraft: Corsair II JT 578
Place of death: Singapore
Circumstances: EXECUTED
Buried/commemorated: NEW ZEALAND NAVAL MEMORIAL, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND, North Shore City
Commemoration details: Panel 8
Family details: Son of Joseph John and May Suter Baxter, of Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand.
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