Bailey, Robert Owen
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Owen |
Surname | Bailey |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 01-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas James Bailey and Zara Mildred Bailey, of Lansdowne, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG275 |
Markings | KJO-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 27. A. 14. |
Epitaph | 'TWAS NOT IN VAIN - HIS HANDS TO SHAPE A BETTER WORLD THAN WE HAVE KNOWN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 424578 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-02-1945 |
End Date | 02-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Siegen |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established. All the six survivors were taken PoW. The pilot (F/O F H Smith) was on his 28th sortie |