Bawtree, Joseph Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Eric |
Surname | Bawtree |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John Henry and Ethel Maud Bawtree. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME777 |
Markings | AS-K2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Zelhem General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot E. Row 2. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH MAN MAY DIE, FIGHTING FOR GOD, FIGHT AND LIBERTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1893164 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1944 |
End Date | 13-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen |
Reason for Loss | Believed shot down by a night fighter, the aircraft crashed in flames near Broekstraat in Zelhem (Gelderland), 6 km NE of Doetinchem. |