Bailes, Robert James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert James |
Surname | Bailes |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jane Elizabeth Bailes, of New Herrington, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED396 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. H. 11. |
Epitaph | FAREWELL, IN HOPE AND LOVE, TILL HE WHOSE HOME IS OURS ABOVE, UNITE US THERE |
Ribbon Stone | 1086 (Block 102, Column 15, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 636153 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 636153 Sgt R.J. Bailes Air Gunner 103 Sqn Lancaster ED396 15.06.43 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1943 |
End Date | 15-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Duisberg-Ruhort. |