Alfred Baldwin Raper (8 May 1889 – 30 April 1941) was a British businessman, air force officer and Conservative politician.
[1][2] Born in London, he was the son of Walter and Maud Raper of Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.
[2] In World War One he obtained a commission in the Royal Flying Corps, qualifying as a pilot in December 1916.
He undertook special mission in German-occupied Finland, for which he was awarded the Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus.
He died aged 51 on his voyage back to Britain, when the SS Nerissa on which he was a passenger, was torpedoed by the German submarine, U-552.