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Jack Alexander James Bailey c. 1917 - c. 1941
Jack Alexander James Bailey was born in 1917 at Chorlton, Lancashire in England County to Harry Alexander Bailey and Ethel Constance Yates, and had siblings Joan Constance Bailey and Mary Hazel Bailey. Jack Bailey died at age 24 years old in 1941, and was buried at Becklingen War Cemetery 26. B. 11. in England.
Jack Alexander James Bailey
1917
Chorlton, Lancashire in England County
1941
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Jack Alexander James Bailey's History: circa 1917 - circa 1941
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Jack, always known by the name of Peter by family members; , was a bomber pilot in the Second World War and the Somerset House records for his death state he was killed sometime after 30 June 1941 (on a raid over Germany) His sister Joan applied for the administration of his estate in 1944. He was unmarried. Some time prior to his death he was awarded the DFC The Commonwealth War Graves Commision gives the following information:- In Memory of Jack Alexander James Bailey DFC Flight Lieutenant No. 86371..115 Sqdn., Royal Air Force who died on Monday 30th June 1941. Aged 23.Son of Harry Alexander Bailey and Ethel Constance Bailey, of Manchester. Cemetery: Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Grave ref. 26. B. 11. The cemetery is 13 Kilometers south east of Soltau on the west side of the road from Hamburg to Hannover. The site was chosen for the position on a hillside overlooking Luneburg Heath, where the German surrender was taken. To this final resting place were transfered soldiers, sailors and airmen from isolated graves in the coutryside, small German cemeteries and prison of war camp's cemeteries, including Fallingbostel, within a radius of about 50 miles. The majority of the graves are those of soldiers who gave their lives during the last two months of the war. The burials total 2,404. Jack A. J Bailey flew with 115 squadron based at Marham. Starting as Second Pilot flying in Wellingtons under S/L Lasbrey; early in 1841, often in Wellington Mk 1C W.R 1034 until such time he was given his own crew after his last logged flight with S/L Lasbrey on April 7th 1941. On April 15th 1941 he flew Wellington 1C ZR 1517 as rank of Pilot Officer and captain of aircraft wth P/O Evans as 2nd pilot, P/O Purser; Navigator: Sgt. Nichols; wireless operator: sgt. Panes; front gunner: P/O Blevins; rear gunner. Jack continued to fly with mainly the same crew with changes of second pilot from time to time and a new rear gunner who became a regular member of his crew w.e.f. April 22. Sgt. Gray; rear gunner. As from June 13th 41: P/O Tetlow became second pilot and remained with Jack and his crew right through until that fateful last flight; a bombing raid on Hamburg and Bremen. The Marham station log tells us. On 29/30 June 1941: 11 aircraft, 6 from A flight and 5 from B flight were detailed to attack targets Hamburg and Bremen in accordance with Form B 539 received from H. Q. No. 3 Group. (Four aircraft modified to carry 4000lb bomb. This included Jack's plane) In the crew details Jack's crew were in Wellington 1C. LZ 5459 and was made up as F/L Bailey captain, P/O Tetlow 2nd pilot; P/O Purser Nav.; Sgt. Nichols W/Op.; Sgt. Panes front gunner; and Sgt. Gray rear gunner. They took off that night of the 29th at 23.14pm. Strangely there was a clerical error in the Station notes for this raid and another aircraft Wellington 5449 flown by a P/O Foster and his crew became confused with Jacks aircraft number in the Post Raid notes. The post raid notes state state that Foster and his crew completed the raid and returned safely from the raid but was given in these post raid notes Jack's aircraft number of 5459 and that Baily in 5449 failed to return. However this can only be a clerical error as aircraft 5449 continued to fly with Foster as captain after June 30th on subsequent raids where as Jack's aircraft number 5459 for that night of 30th June no longer appears in station notes in later raids. Wellington 5449 KO-Y on June 7 1941 transfered to 218 Squadron - crashed in forced landing at Barton Bendish, 8th September 1941. (dates and aircraft number requires rechecking with Station log with regard to 5449 as Station log still has this aircraft flying with 115 Sqd.) So we know that Jack and his crew in Wellington 5459 LZ failed to return and was lost over Hamburg or Bremen in the early hours of June 30th. The aircraft was lost with all crew members and after the war their bodies were interred in Becklingen War Cemetery, buried side by side; details as follows :- 86371 F/L Jack Alexander James Bailey DFC. (pilot) RAF. - grave ref. 26.B.11 son of Harry Alexander and Ethel Constance Bailey of Manchester. Aged 23. 60757 P/O George Walter Tetlow (pilot) RAFVR. - grave ref. 26.B.10 son of Rupert and Winifred Tetlow of Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Aged 21 808255 Flight Sgt. Raymond Marshall Gray, DFM. Air Gnr. RAF Aux.. - grave ref. 26.B. 9 No family details givenage not given. J/2832 P/O John Henry Purser; Air Obs. R.CanadianA.F. (Navigator)- grave ref. 26.B. 8 son of John Frederick and Daisy Purser and Husband of Margaret Laird PurserAged 21 of London Ontario Canada. 975770 Sgt. Elton Talbot Panes; W.Op/Air Gnr. RAFVR- grave ref. 26.B. 7 Son of Reginald Ballie and Alice Florence Panes of Long Ashton Somersetage not given. 975787 Sgt. Frederick Robert Nichols; W.Op/Air Gnr. RAFVR- grave ref. 26.B. 6 son of Frederick Claude and Cleva Nichols of Southbourne, BournemouthAged 30 Hampshire. From a "Roll of Honour" compiled by Sgt Don Bruce for 115 Squadron we learn a bit more about Jack and his crew. 29/30 June 1941 Wellington Mk ll W5459 KO-L with crew named above. Took off at 2014 hrs. target Hamburg - Wellington one of four modified to carry a 4000lb. bomb. Shot down by a night fighter (flown by) Hptm. Walter Ehle. ll/NJG1 and crashed 0152 at Altenwarder 3.5 Km SW of Hamburg. All buried in Becklingen War Cemetery. Note. Sgt. Don Bruce ex 115 Flew as Observer on Wellington Mk lll X3560 KO-K . He and his crew were flying on the night of 13. July 1942 on a raid to Duisburg, they lost their starboard engine due to flak. All crew baled out successfuly and were captured and spent the rest of the war as POW's the NCO's at Stalag VlllB. Their Wireless Op was an officer and he was POW at Stalag Luft 3. Many years after the War Don Bruce compiled a Roll of Honour for all 115 squadron members lost during the Second World War. I contacted Bruce's daughter and she sent me a copy of this Roll and I have added these details above from this. Larry Jones told me one story he remembered about Peter involving one bombing raid on Germany. He said that Peter (Jack) was outward bound on a night time bombing raid on Germany when he came across a German bomber bound towards England, Jack turned his plane round and intercepted this German plane, in the dark, and his gunner shot it down, Jack then turned back towards Germany and completed his bombing raid before returned to base. It is possibly for this action that Jack was awarded the DFC and his gunner the DFM for shooting this German aircraft down and for continuing his appointed bombing raid before returning to base. An action that might be discribed as beyond the call of duty carried out with considerable skill in night time conditions and the fact his plane was a fully loaded bomber and not a fighter plane. Larry also remembers Peter as a big set man, involved in sports and a heavy weight boxer.
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Service number: 86371 Rank: Flight Lieutenant Regiment: Royal Air Force Unit/ship/squadron: 115 Sqdn. Honors/awards: D F C
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Jack, always known by the name of Peter by family members; , was a bomber pilot in the Second World War and the Somerset House records for his death state he was killed sometime after 30 June 1941 (on a raid over Germany) His sister Joan applied for the administration of his estate in 1944. He was unmarried. Some time prior to his death he was awarded the DFC The Commonwealth War Graves Commision gives the following information:- In Memory of Jack Alexander James Bailey DFC Flight Lieutenant No. 86371..115 Sqdn., Royal Air Force who died on Monday 30th June 1941. Aged 23.Son of Harry Alexander Bailey and Ethel Constance Bailey, of Manchester. Cemetery: Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Grave ref. 26. B. 11. The cemetery is 13 Kilometers south east of Soltau on the west side of the road from Hamburg to Hannover. The site was chosen for the position on a hillside overlooking Luneburg Heath, where the German surrender was taken. To this final resting place were transfered soldiers, sailors and airmen from isolated graves in the coutryside, small German cemeteries and prison of war camp's cemeteries, including Fallingbostel, within a radius of about 50 miles. The majority of the graves are those of soldiers who gave their lives during the last two months of the war. The burials total 2,404. Jack A. J Bailey flew with 115 squadron based at Marham. Starting as Second Pilot flying in Wellingtons under S/L Lasbrey; early in 1841, often in Wellington Mk 1C W.R 1034 until such time he was given his own crew after his last logged flight with S/L Lasbrey on April 7th 1941. On April 15th 1941 he flew Wellington 1C ZR 1517 as rank of Pilot Officer and captain of aircraft wth P/O Evans as 2nd pilot, P/O Purser; Navigator: Sgt. Nichols; wireless operator: sgt. Panes; front gunner: P/O Blevins; rear gunner. Jack continued to fly with mainly the same crew with changes of second pilot from time to time and a new rear gunner who became a regular member of his crew w.e.f. April 22. Sgt. Gray; rear gunner. As from June 13th 41: P/O Tetlow became second pilot and remained with Jack and his crew right through until that fateful last flight; a bombing raid on Hamburg and Bremen. The Marham station log tells us. On 29/30 June 1941: 11 aircraft, 6 from A flight and 5 from B flight were detailed to attack targets Hamburg and Bremen in accordance with Form B 539 received from H. Q. No. 3 Group. (Four aircraft modified to carry 4000lb bomb. This included Jack's plane) In the crew details Jack's crew were in Wellington 1C. LZ 5459 and was made up as F/L Bailey captain, P/O Tetlow 2nd pilot; P/O Purser Nav.; Sgt. Nichols W/Op.; Sgt. Panes front gunner; and Sgt. Gray rear gunner. They took off that night of the 29th at 23.14pm. Strangely there was a clerical error in the Station notes for this raid and another aircraft Wellington 5449 flown by a P/O Foster and his crew became confused with Jacks aircraft number in the Post Raid notes. The post raid notes state state that Foster and his crew completed the raid and returned safely from the raid but was given in these post raid notes Jack's aircraft number of 5459 and that Baily in 5449 failed to return. However this can only be a clerical error as aircraft 5449 continued to fly with Foster as captain after June 30th on subsequent raids where as Jack's aircraft number 5459 for that night of 30th June no longer appears in station notes in later raids. Wellington 5449 KO-Y on June 7 1941 transfered to 218 Squadron - crashed in forced landing at Barton Bendish, 8th September 1941. (dates and aircraft number requires rechecking with Station log with regard to 5449 as Station log still has this aircraft flying with 115 Sqd.) So we know that Jack and his crew in Wellington 5459 LZ failed to return and was lost over Hamburg or Bremen in the early hours of June 30th. The aircraft was lost with all crew members and after the war their bodies were interred in Becklingen War Cemetery, buried side by side; details as follows :- 86371 F/L Jack Alexander James Bailey DFC. (pilot) RAF. - grave ref. 26.B.11 son of Harry Alexander and Ethel Constance Bailey of Manchester. Aged 23. 60757 P/O George Walter Tetlow (pilot) RAFVR. - grave ref. 26.B.10 son of Rupert and Winifred Tetlow of Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Aged 21 808255 Flight Sgt. Raymond Marshall Gray, DFM. Air Gnr. RAF Aux.. - grave ref. 26.B. 9 No family details givenage not given. J/2832 P/O John Henry Purser; Air Obs. R.CanadianA.F. (Navigator)- grave ref. 26.B. 8 son of John Frederick and Daisy Purser and Husband of Margaret Laird PurserAged 21 of London Ontario Canada. 975770 Sgt. Elton Talbot Panes; W.Op/Air Gnr. RAFVR- grave ref. 26.B. 7 Son of Reginald Ballie and Alice Florence Panes of Long Ashton Somersetage not given. 975787 Sgt. Frederick Robert Nichols; W.Op/Air Gnr. RAFVR- grave ref. 26.B. 6 son of Frederick Claude and Cleva Nichols of Southbourne, BournemouthAged 30 Hampshire. From a "Roll of Honour" compiled by Sgt Don Bruce for 115 Squadron we learn a bit more about Jack and his crew. 29/30 June 1941 Wellington Mk ll W5459 KO-L with crew named above. Took off at 2014 hrs. target Hamburg - Wellington one of four modified to carry a 4000lb. bomb. Shot down by a night fighter (flown by) Hptm. Walter Ehle. ll/NJG1 and crashed 0152 at Altenwarder 3.5 Km SW of Hamburg. All buried in Becklingen War Cemetery. Note. Sgt. Don Bruce ex 115 Flew as Observer on Wellington Mk lll X3560 KO-K . He and his crew were flying on the night of 13. July 1942 on a raid to Duisburg, they lost their starboard engine due to flak. All crew baled out successfuly and were captured and spent the rest of the war as POW's the NCO's at Stalag VlllB. Their Wireless Op was an officer and he was POW at Stalag Luft 3. Many years after the War Don Bruce compiled a Roll of Honour for all 115 squadron members lost during the Second World War. I contacted Bruce's daughter and she sent me a copy of this Roll and I have added these details above from this. Larry Jones told me one story he remembered about Peter involving one bombing raid on Germany. He said that Peter (Jack) was outward bound on a night time bombing raid on Germany when he came across a German bomber bound towards England, Jack turned his plane round and intercepted this German plane, in the dark, and his gunner shot it down, Jack then turned back towards Germany and completed his bombing raid before returned to base. It is possibly for this action that Jack was awarded the DFC and his gunner the DFM for shooting this German aircraft down and for continuing his appointed bombing raid before returning to base. An action that might be discribed as beyond the call of duty carried out with considerable skill in night time conditions and the fact his plane was a fully loaded bomber and not a fighter plane. Larry also remembers Peter as a big set man, involved in sports and a heavy weight boxer.ADVERTISEMENT BYLooking for more information?
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