Bailey, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Bailey |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Minnie Bailey, of Bolton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | L7545 |
Markings | UG-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Div. 2. Sec. C.6. C. of E. Grave 87. |
Epitaph | WE LOVED HIM SO WE MISS HIM YET OUR HEARTS STILL ACHE WE CAN'T FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1412311 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1943 |
End Date | 08-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training sortie |
Reason for Loss | Thirty minutes into flight collided with Oxford AB665 of No. 14 (P) AFU near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Both aircraft crashed into a field two miles south-east of the town. There were no survivors from either aircraft. |