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Baxter, George Seymour

UK, WWII, Glider Pilot Regiment Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

Initials: G
Full Name: Baxter, George Seymour
Date Of Birth: 1922
Age: 22
Birth Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Nationality: British
Resided Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Date Of Death: 17 Sep 1944
Incident Details: Killed when Horsa glider, Chalk No.365, carrying two jeeps and two troops of No.2 Section, A Troop, 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron, crashed and overturned on landing on Landing Zone Z. First buried near a glider in a large field south of the track w
Further Information: Task and operation details: Operation MARKET; Airborne operation to capture the Rhine bridge at Arnhem 17-26 Sep 44
Information: Son of John and Dinah Seymour Baxter, of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Rank Name: Staff Sergeant
Rank (2nd): Glider Pilot
Service Number: 2597407
Duty Location: Western Europe Campaign 1944-45
Died in Active Service: Yes
Service: British Army
Regiment: glider pilot regiment
Squadron/Battalion: C Squadron, 2nd Wing
Component: Both Wings (7 Squadrons)
Crew: SSgt G S Baxter (Sgt Johnson)
Aircraft Type: Horsa glider, Chalk No.365
Commemorated: Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. Plot 32 Row B Grave 4
Conflict Period: World War II
Served For: United Kingdom
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Publication Title: UK, WWII, Glider Pilot Regiment Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Content Source: Fold3
Last Updated: 28 Oct 2023
Description: The Glider Pilot Regiment was a specialist British unit of the Second World War.