Bake, Alfred George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alfred George |
Surname | Bake |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gilbert Victor and Mary Ann Bake. Husband of Mary Agnes Bake, of Burnage, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5844 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 30. E. 15. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS YOUR MEMORY IS KEPT, AS LONG AS WE LIVE WE WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 48692 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 27/832/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 0045. Cause of loss not yet established. |