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Peter George Baguley was born at Battle in Sussex on 14 April 1920, the son of Janet (née Wrinch) and George Baguley, a chartered accountant. He was educated at Falconbury School and then at Radley College from 1934 to 1938, where he was a house prefect and a member of the boat club.
Peter Baguley entered Worcester College on 7 October 1938, and was a member of the College Boat Club, rowing in the 1st Torpid and 1st Eight in 1939. During his time in Oxford he was also a member of the Oxford University Air Squadron, and enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve at the outbreak of war. He therefore left Oxford without taking a degree.
Peter Baguley was posted to the Far East where he served as an Aircraftsman 1st Class with the Marine Section at Singapore. He was captured by the Japanese on 1 March 1942 and spent over three years as a prisoner of war. Aircraftsman Peter Baguley died at Palembang Camp, Sumatra on 17 August 1945, aged 25.
Peter Baguley is buried at Jakarta War Cemetery, and commemorated on the war memorials at Radley College and Worcester College, Oxford.