Staff Sergeant Ernest John 'Busty' Baker, son of Frederick Charles and Nellie Baker, of Shoreditch, London, served with 20 Flight, B Squadron of 1st Wing, Glider Pilot Regiment. He initially qualified as a pilot on Course 20 at the No 3 EFTS at Stoke Orchard in June 1943.
Staff Sergeant Baker took part in the Normandy landings, and was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal in November 1946, for his actions during the D-Day landings at Normandy. In September 1944, he took part in the Battle of Arnhem, during Op Market Garden.
Staff Sergeant Baker died on 24 September 1944, aged 28 years old. He is now buried at Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Arnhem.
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