Bailey, Douglas James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Douglas James |
Surname | Bailey |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Isabella Douglas Bailey, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM213 |
Markings | PH-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13. F. 1-3. |
Epitaph | ONLY SON OF T. AND I. D. BAILEY, VICTORIA, B. C., CANADA. "THY WILL BE DONE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/40693 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Zeitz |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |