Recent content by Iain Baxter

Very sorry to discover, Craig, that your Dad has passed away. I haven't logged on for a while. However, I greatly appreciate the guidance he gave me as I pieced together the story involving my Uncle, and I'm sure he would have been pleased to know that I eventually uncovered the actual events...

As a regular visitor to the Ainsdale area, I recently visited the grave of Lance Corporal Swift in St Mary's Cemetery. Unfortunately, the Cemetery does not have a layout plan, and the Gate Lodge is often unattended, making it difficult to locate graves within the Cemetery especially as the Rows...

We have returned from Holland after visiting the National Military Museum in Soesterberg where a painting of my late Uncle, Sgt William Allan Baxter, who was killed along with 6 other crew members in Operation Gerrit 1, has now gone on permanent display. We also visited the Cemetery in Gilze to...