Bailey, Eric Hargreaves
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric Hargreaves |
Surname | Bailey |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Gladys Bailey, of Burnley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ586 |
Markings | GP-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Burnley Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave NE. 10408. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0550 (Block 7, Column 5, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1818101 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
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 | In memory of 'Joe' Sgt Eric H. Bailey 1661 HCU 28/10/44 |
Miscellaneous Information
P/O A K R Steele (Pilot), Sgt A E Baggaley (Flight Engineer), Sgt D W Lee (Wireless Operator) and Sgt E H Bailey (Air Gunner) were all rushed to Shaftesbury Hospital where Sgt Bailey died. P/O Steele had remained with his aircraft but was thrown clear on impact, whereas the other survivors had bailed out. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-10-1944 |
End Date | 28-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Very severe icing at 17,500 ft. forced bomber lower but unable to gain control and crashed in flames nr Blandford Forum, Dorset |