James Henry Malcolm Baker was the son of W. William and Alice Baker, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. He enlisted in the Grenadier Guards and volunteered for Airborne Forces.
He successfully completed parachute training and was posted to B Squadron, 1st Special Air Service Regiment, Army Air Corps.
He was murdered by a Nazi firing squad on 7 July 1944, aged 22 and is now buried in Rom Communal Cemetery. Southern France.
Service History
- 1942 1 Special Air Service Regiment (1 SAS) (Lance Corporal)