Bakes, Wilfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilfred |
Surname | Bakes |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and May Bakes. Husband of Constance Margaret Bakes, of Middleton, Ilkley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ976 |
Markings | -G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Shipley (Nab Wood) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 350. |
Epitaph | THE SUPREME SACRIFICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1381154 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1942 |
End Date | 18-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bircotes |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in Tickhill, Yorkshire, shortly after takeoff |