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Those who Served Allied Forces - Browse by Surname. A       B       C       D       E       F       G       H       I       J       K       L       M       N       O       P       Q       R       S       T       U       V       W       X       Y       Z       Axis Forces - Browse by Surname. A       B       C       D       E       F       G       H       I       J       K       L       M       N       O       P       Q       R       S       T       U       V       W       X       Y       Z       V. G. Baatjes .     South African Air Force Warrant Officer Sidney Back DFM.     RCAF 59 Squadron Warren Back .     Home Guard Feltwell Btn. L/Cpl. J. Bacon .     Home Guard Signal Sect. Workington Btn. Able Seaman Edward Charles Badcock .     Royal Navy HMS Forfar   from Abingdon, Berkshire) (d.2nd Dec 1940) AM/O 1st class. Reg "Badger" Badger .     Fleet Air Arm HMS Vulture   from Reading) I worked mainly on dispersals as an Armourer doing re arms etc. Unfortunately my recall is rather bad now. I think I was there late 1943 early 1944. We worked on Corsairs Wildcats and Seafires. I have some photos taken on Dispersal of all the ground crew and also the Armourers on there own on the Corsair. Pilot Officer Badland .     RAF 59 Squadron CSM Charles Herbert Baggs .     Army 2nd Battalion Black Watch My grandfather, CSM Charles Herbert Baggs, 2nd Battalion Black Watch, was held in Stalag 383 from 1940 until 1945. CSM Charles Herbert Baggs .     Army 2nd Battalion Black Watch My grandfather, CSM Charles Herbert Baggs, 2nd Battalion Black Watch, was held in Stalag 383 from 1940 until 1945. Grp.Ldr. Nellie Elizabeth Bagley .     Women's Land Army Kingsland My mother, Nellie Bagley, (as she then was) served in the WLA in Herefordshire during WW2, based at Kingsland Hostel and at one or two other places in the same county. She is now 89, and has very clear detailed memories, some of which I will add here later now that I know this site exists. Edward Cornelius Bagnall .     Auxiliary Fire Service   from Hall Green, Birmingham) My father Ted Bagnall worked at the BSA during the Second World war and served in the Auxiliary Fire Service based in Birmingham city. My mother also worked at the BSA for part of the war. Her name was Maud Ellen Bagnall. She must have left employment before 1943, as I was born in February of that year. I believe my father sustained an accident to his eye around this time and spent a considerable amount of time at Blackwell Hospital (Lickey Hills). If anyone knows of them, I would be very, very grateful to hear from them. Sgt. Allfred Bailey .     Royal Air Force Air Gunner. 10 Squadron   from Rotherham, Yorkshire) (d.29th June 1943) Sgt. A. Bailey was a young lad that came from Rotherham. He worked for Guest & Chrimes, Ltd., when he left to join the RAF. The staff all chipped in to get him a wrist watch and wishing him the best of luck. In March 1941 his brother Syd had joined the RE..so it was a sad time for all. Alfred was sent to No 10 Squadron at Melboune just ouside York. He must have had some fun because he bought a bicycle to get round on. Some of his mates were from all over, Canada, one from Sheffield, Derby, and Liverpool. This was some of his crew. The crws knew that planes get lost and never return and on the night of the 27th June 1943 he sat down and wrote a letter to his Mom ...sad to say, his last.On that same day he posted it, that same day he and his crew went on an operations raid.. No one knows what..but on that night the Halifax Crew of 7 were reported missing.They were all under 22 years of age. The crew were Sg. A Bailey, WO/AG Sgt. H. Pape from Liverpool FO. H. Pearson from Derby PO S. Peat from Sheffield Sgt. H. Ericson from Canada Sgt P.L. Rakoczy from Canada and Sgt. J.G. Sweeney also from Canada In October 1944 the crew was laid to rest at Woensel Cemetery, Holland. It was then it came to light that the plane had been shot down by Night Fighers over Holland.All that I know is that the target was Colione.The sad thing is that they did the bombing raid and got shot down on the way back. But the family did get to go to the resting place of their brave son and his crew in 1948. the loving mother died 1981. Some of her ashes lie with him today. The other point is that his bicycle was stlen by someone on the base. All of the paper work from the Air Ministry on Sgt. A. Bailey was, and still is, with the family. Sgt Arthur Bailey .     Royal Air Force 9 Sqdn   from St.Helens,Lancashire.) (d.8th Oct 1943) I don't really know much, but I was told that Arthur Bailey was a wireless operator airgunner and was shot down over France. I was told this when I was 10 year's old, I am now 54 years old, and have found out, through the internet that he was actually shot down,in Germany near Kiechlinsbergen and is buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, outside Munich. I am going to visit his grave soon. His own mother did not know this information,so no one has ever visited. Editors Note: The crew were: Lt E.G.Roberts, USAAF Sgt P.Shaw F/O F.G.Arliss P/O W.Chadwick Sgt A.Bailey Sgt T.H.Tibbles Sgt R.J.Darby Temp. Sub Lt. Eng. E. J. L. Bailey .     Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve HMS Forfar Sub Lt Bailey was amongst the survivors of the Forfar. Ernest Bailey .     Army 59th Newfoundland heavy Royal Artillery   from Trinity Bay, Newfoundland) My father, Ernest Bailey, came from Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. I'm trying to find anyone who knew my father or heard anyone mention his name when talking about their time in the war. My father went to northwest Europe with his regiment on the 4th July 1944. My husband and I went to Trinity and donated his medals to Trinity War Museum. As his uniform was in the museum there I felt it was the place for his medals to be. Ernest Bailey .     Army 59th Newfoundland heavy Royal Artillery   from Trinity Bay, Newfoundland) My father, Ernest Bailey, came from Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. I'm trying to find anyone who knew my father or heard anyone mention his name when talking about their time in the war. My father went to northwest Europe with his regiment on the 4th July 1944. My husband and I went to Trinity and donated his medals to Trinity War Museum. As his uniform was in the museum there I felt it was the place for his medals to be. Staff Sgt. Eugene G. Bailey .     US Army Company K 112th Infantry Regiment My Dad, Staff Sergeant Eugene G. Bailey 28th Division 112th Infantry Company K. Was caputured during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17th, 1944. He never talked about his time in the war. However, he was in four campaigns, Normendy, Northern France, Rhineland and the Ardennes. He received a bronze metal for following a line which lead to a Germen Bunker. In turn the bunker was taken out. As a pow he was held at both Stalags IXB and IXA. He arrived at Stalag IXB on December 26, 1944 and was transfered to Stalag IXA on January 26, 1945. I found in his Bible a picture of a group of men all in uniforms on the back of the picture it is written it was taken in April 1945 after liberation of pow camp. I really would like to know who the other men are in the picture and if they remember my dad. I do not know if this was his unit or the other men from the Stalag IXA. Eugene Bailey (back row, fifth from the right) after his liberation, in Paris during April 1945 I also have his hand written journel it reads: December 12th 1944 - left for Paris December 13th 1944 -arrived Paris December 14th 1944- sick December 15th left Paris stayed in Reames December 16th arrived Orwen on Belgium Luxburg Germany Boarder - Heavy Arty-bombing December 17th Heavy arty, bombing 2000 - Town surrounded 2010 - Captured Watch taken Walked all night December 18th walked all day- 1/3 Loaf bread cheese, marmalade December 19th in PW cage December 20th walked all day December 21st walked all day December 22nd walked all day December 23rd Boarded train no food December 24th on train no food no water December 25th on train no food little water December 26th 1/6 loaf, little meat 0100 on train December 26th left train at 0900 Bad orb Stallager (IXB) Stew at 1200 Bread 1/6 at 1600 December 27th Life in Pw Stew ¾ lieder per day Bread 1/6 loaf …… No recreation at all December 28-31 Same Jan 1-24 continue Same-meat -cottage cheese - marmalade One or twice a wk Jan 25th 1945 Boarded train Jan 26th Arrived STL. 9A No food Jan 27th- Stew & Bread Food Tea better Jan 28th Same Jan 29th Same Food Better but very insufficient French PW donating a few smokes From RC packages Jan 30th Situation unchanged Getting very thin & weak News excellent Russians - 65 miles from Berlin Jan 31 Food same-cottage cheese no butter A break in the weather thawing At this point in the journal I do not know if the dates are for Feb. or March the first entry looks to me like it is 3-1 Situation unchanged 2-3 same 3-4 shaved 1st time since Dec 14 1944 5 war news0 rosins 25miles from Berlin 6 situation unchanged 7 2 letters one card 8 red cross Box 1 per 4 men 9 dined well, smoked well 10 same 11 grub gone smokes too. 12 -20 grub poor-no smokes recreation (I can not tell what it says) This ends the dates however there is more on the paper. Marshall imaan 19098805 Blankets-NO GI Bed NU 8 Alex Justus = 36376532=2456 Blankets=No-GI Bed Ndill Landberg+36220111=2430 Blankets (unreadable) Lam Mrchunee=20320737=24015 Blankets NO GI Bed NO 108 Wed- 1000-1100 Stockseb by Bolger Sat. 1000- 1100 making up of a newpaper by jones Thur Quiz contest 1000-1100 I cont from each section Fri. winners- Fri. There are other man named in my dads journal. I have researched the names some are from Stalag IXB. My dad was almost 6 feet tall and weigh in 1979. Reseaching all of this has made me a very proud daughter. Thank you for your time. Staff Sergeant Eugene G Bailey .     US Army 28th Division 112th Infantry My Dad, Staff Sergeant Eugene G. Bailey served with the 28th Division 112th Infantry. He was captured on December 17, 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. He was sent to Stalag IXB and then transferred to Stalag IXA on January 25, 1945. I have a group or unit picture taken in Paris after the liberation dated April 1945. This site is a great way to honor our WWII heroes. Diana Thomas, a very proud daughter Staff Sergeant Eugene G Bailey .     US Army Company K 28th Infantry Division, 112th Regiment My dad, Eugene G. Bailey, was a Staff Sergeant in the US Army, 28th Infantry Division, 112th Regiment, Company K during WW2. He was in four campaigns including the Battle of the Bulge where he was taken prisoner on December 17, 1944. He arrived in Bad Orb Stalag IX B on December 29, 1944 and remained there until late January 1945 when he was transferred to Stalag IXA. This information is from a journal he wrote during his time just before the Battle of the Bulge. The dates of this journal are from December 13, 1944 until the end of March 1945. However, there are not any entries for Feb. My dad did not talk about his time in the service or about being a POW. I do know that he weighed only 79 pounds upon his return to the states. Sgt. Garnet James Bailey .     RAF 106 Squadron Looking for details of Sgt.G J Bailey RAAF, lost on Gardening mission off Bordeaux 25/26 July 1942. I have details from CWGC and AUS. Roll of Honour but can't find his Aircrew Category or the cause of the loss of the aircraft, Lanc R5680 based at Coningsby at the time it was lost. Two of the crew became POW, and the body of one other was recovered and is buried at Pornic in France. The other four crew members were not found. Any information would be appreciated. Sergeant J. Bailey .     RAF 149 Squadron I am looking for any relatives or friends who knew or served with the crew of Wellington bomber R3163 G for George of 149 Sqn: Sgt. J Bailey 511887 Sgt. H G Barnes 652148 F/O H Burton Sgt. A R Peacock 652031 P/O G M R Smith 42900 P/O D A McFarlane 79377 The plane was lost on the 5th of September 1940. I have some information including that they were POWs at Stalag 3 but would be very greatful if anyone has any other information to share. Mary Bailey .     Land Army The attached photo of a group from the Womens Land Army taken around 1947 in Wales. The woman on the far right is my mother Mary Bailey. Mary joined the Women's Land Army shortly after the war 1947/48. She trained at Boncath, Carmarthen and worked at Crosshands, Llahndilo Wales. Mrs Lewis was the lady in charge of the Unit/Hostel where they were accommodated at the time. Mary recounted tales of working on the land lifting turnips and potatoes by hand, having a hard time of it from local farmers who took advantage of the cheap labour. She remembers her close WLA friends Betty Burridge and Dorothy Reece, also Dorothy's sister Olwyn, who lived at Llandilo or Monadilo. Emma Lowther was another close friend in the WLA and she had relatives near Durham. Mary married an RAF chap, Arnold Hall, they were married near Durham and went on to tour the world with the Royal Air Force. They live currently in retirement in Lytham St Annes and Mary celebrated her 80th birthday earlier this year. I would love to hear from anybody who might remember Mary or her pals in the WLA. P/O Norman Russell Bailey .     Royal Canadian Air Force w/op (d.6th Jun 1942) Norman Bailey was killed during an air raid when a German ME-109 fighter/bomber aircraft attacked and hit the Anglo Swiss Hotel in Bournemouth on the 6th of June 1942. He is buried in Bournemouth North Cemetery along with fellow RCAF wireless operators James Morgan and James Epp. P/O William Alexander Bailey .     Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd.   from Brantford, Ontario, Canada.) (d.23rd May 1944) T. Bailie .     Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd. (d.30 Aug 1944) Flight Sergeant P E R Baillargeon .     RCAF 59 Squadron Pilot Officer D H Bain .     RAAF 59 Squadron Ground Crew, Engineer Clifford Baines .     RAF - Royal Air Force   from Leeds) Stewardess Hannah Baird .     Merchant Navy SS. Athenia (d.3rd Sep 1939) C.P.O. A. E. Baker .     Royal Navy HMS Forfar C.P.O. Baker was one of those to survive when HMS Forfar was tordeoded and sunk in December 1940. Next Page    Last Page

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