Identity
Person No.
24141
Service No.
103268
Last Name
First Name
Harold Baker
Initials
H B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, flew into trees in mist 5 miles S of Nyeri Kenya, in Hawker Audax Mk I #K7540
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Pinetown Library grounds, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
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Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Percy B. Stevenson and Margaret Stevenson, of Hillcrest, Natal, South Africa. 85 years of SAAF has him as 4 Squadron On Pinetown, Kwazulu Natal Memorial
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "3 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
13 Sep 2026: Pinetown Roll of Honour confirms exactly: Lt H.B. Stevenson, killed in an aircraft accident south of Nyeri, 11-07-1941. Attended Michaelhouse. Named on the Wayside Cross, Pinetown.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum)
Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum), Wayside Cross
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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