Bayfield, Sidney Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sidney Albert |
Surname | Bayfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Lane Bayfield and Fanny Bayfield, of Peckham, London. Husband of Lily Louise Bayfield, of Peckham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT744 |
Markings | MP-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. J. 9. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM US BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. NEVER SHALL THY MEMORY FADE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 900952 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 329 aircraft, 21 losses (6.4%). Poor weather conditions with significant icing problems. PFF marking was inaccurate and the main force arrived late and bombing was largely ineffective |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed SW of Tellingstedt, Germany |