BAXTER, Allan William
| Service Number: | 409372 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1941, Enlisted in Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale |
| Born: | Ballarat, Ballarat North - Victoria, Australia, 17 November 1918 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 27 August 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Church of England Plot, Section 5, Grave 407 (GRM/3), Burwood General Cemetery, Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Royal Australian Air Force Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 409372 | |
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| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 409372, Enlisted in Melbourne | |
| 27 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale |
Help us honour Allan William Baxter's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter and Jessie Florence Baxter of St. Kilda, Victoria
Plane was a Beaufort A9-85 and was flying in formation when it collided wit another plane while out for flying parctice. All crew of 4 were killed instantly. Allan was acting as an Observer at the time of the crash
Biography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF 1OTU Beaufort aircraft A9-85 collided in mid-air with A9-88 and crashed 5 miles northwest of Bairnsdale, Victoria. Beaufort A9-88 crash landed, all crew safe.
Crew of A9-85 - killed: SGT Alexander James Coto 408631 (pilot) / SGT Alan William Baxter 409372 (navigator) / SGT Keith Goodfellow 409301 (WAG) / SGT Edwin Raymond McMullen 409431 (WAG)