Bailey, Garnet James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Garnet James |
Surname | Bailey |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Erskine Bailey and Hester Ellen Bailey, of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | R5608 |
Markings | ZN |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 112. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403491 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1942 |
End Date | 26-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Minelaying in Deodars (Bordeaux) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a flak ship off the coast of la Rochelle between the islands of Ile d'Oleron and Ile de Ré |