Bailey, Ronald Walter
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald Walter |
Surname | Bailey |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Lillian Bailey, of Northampton. Husband of Esme Grace Bailey, of Northampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL950 |
Markings | LE-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave A. 12. 18-24. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF ESME DEAR SON OF WALTER & LILLIAN BAILEY. HIS MEMORY WE CHERISH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 170965 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | 1km WNW of village, Vesterlund, Midtjylland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stones |
Memorial Text | Her falot allierede flyvere. D 22 Mai 1944. For Englands and Danmarks sag |
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mining, Denmark |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter over Denmark |