Bailey, Arthur Wilfred
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Wilfred |
Surname | Bailey |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur George and Dorothy Jane Bailey. Husband of Georgina Augusta Bailey, of St. Albans. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT524 |
Markings | -C20 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. L. Row D. Grave 32. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF A GALLANT AIRMAN, HUSBAND AND FATHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 143799 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother, Ralph Terence Bailey also served in Bomber Command and survived the war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1943 |
End Date | 07-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NNW of Howden, Yorkshire |