Joseph William Bailey
Service number
1199806
Military unit
58 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
12 First Avenue, Forest Town.
Date of birth
17 Mar 1920
Date of death
23 Aug 1943 (23 years old)
Place of birth
Forest Town, Nottinghamshire.
Employment, education or hobbies
Worked as colliery stores clerk.
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Family history
Son of William and Eliza Bailey, of 12 First Avenue, Forest Town, Nottinghamshire.
Siblings Annie (1912), Mary Ann (1915) and Joan (1922).
Baptised at St Alban's Church, Forest Town on 21st April 1920.
Military history
RAF Commands:
Halifax II serial No DT636.
Wireless Operator
Shot down by Uff Franz Frank at 14.10 hrs over Bay of Biscay.
Was part of Coastal Command. Flew from Holmsley South, Hampshire.
They were tasked to locate and destroy U-Boats.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
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