Baldry, Earl Freiman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Earl Freiman |
Surname | Baldry |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Mary Baldry, of North Gower, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW415 |
Markings | AL-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oudenaarde Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 39. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/195726 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1853/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1853/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-05-1944 |
End Date | 02-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (66% moon) |
Operation | St Ghislain- to bomb railway installations. 137 aircraft- 2 losses. A highly successful attack. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by a night-fighter, causing the Halifax to explode and shower debris across the village of Bevere Meerschaert. The pilot, F/O S M Leslie, was thrown clear and evaded capture |