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.
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LAC Frederick John "Bill" Bailey . Royal air force 83 squadron (d.23 November 1943) My father, Fred (Bill) Bailey died on 23 November 1943 while bombing up a Lancaster at RAF Wyton when a photoflash detonated a large bomb. My mother would never talk of the incident and never recovered; she is now deceased. I would appreciate any information of the incident or of any person who may have known my father.
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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.
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L/Cpl George Richard Bailey . British Army Royal West Kent Regiment George Richard Bailey was a Lance Corporal in the Royal West Kent Regiment when his first son John was born in June 1940 but he had been demoted to a private when his second son William was born in Jan 1942. At that time he was married to Edith Catherine Bailey nee Mallion. Has anyone got any information on George Richard Bailey?
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George Bailey . British Army 23rd Field Regiment Royal Artillery My late father, George Bailey, Royal Artillery, 23rd Field Regiment,
was captured at St Valerie, whilst performing the rear guard action. He was a prisoner of war for 5 years 1940 to 1945 at Stalag XXB, He and a few others escaped at the near end of the war, and was helped by the Russian troops.
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H Bailey . British Army H Bailey served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sig. Harry Frederick Bailey . British Army Royal Signals from Salford My brother Harry Bailey was captured on Cos in 1943 and was transported to Germany via Yugoslavia (in a cattle truck). I do not know if Stalag 4D was the only camp he was imprisoned in (I recall him saying he and other POWs were forced to march West at a late stage of the war).
When he arrived back in the UK in 1945, he weighed only 7 stone and took some time to recover back to his normal weight (11 stone or so).
I would be interested to get more information about Stalag 4D etc.
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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.
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Pvt. John Ernest Bailey . Australian Army 2/19th from Australia POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Cpl. John Thomas Bailey MiD.. British Army from Burslem, Stoke-On Trent Staffs Jack Bailey was a Bren Gunner who served in Anzio and Palestine, he was Mentioned in Despatches.
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Pte. Laurence Bailey . British Army 5th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment from 15 Melton Fields, Melton, North Ferriby. My father, Laurence Bailey, was in Marienburg XXB for 5 years during WW2. He volunteered to work outside the camp because he got more food.
He worked in a sugar beet factory, on farms, and chopped trees down in the forest. His German guide told him he was a good worker and gave him a chicken he also let my father go fishing.
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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.
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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.
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Gnr. Peter Bailey . British Army 107th (South Notts Hussars) Regt. Royal Artillery from Bingley, West Yorks My father, Peter Bailey, was conscripted into the Royal Artilery in 1939 aged 21. He was sent to Catterick Garrison for basic training. After this he was posted to Ipswich where he was involved with anti aircraft gunnery. Sometime later he was re-posted to Woolwich to await a troop ship bound for Egypt.
I think it was around this time he learned he would be attached to the South Notts Hussars, a TA unit. After six or seven weeks at sea they arrived in Egypt and were sent on to somewhere near Tobruk where the whole regiment was overrun by Field Marshal Rommel's Africa Corps.
Some time later he found himself in POW camp 53 at Sforza Costa near a larger town called Macerata in Italy. When Italy surrendered my father and many others, although not all, escaped to the hills and managed to survive by foraging and stealing until they came across a farmer who took them in and kept them hidden whenever any Germans were about. I think there were only three or four people in my father's party and they helped out on the farm in exchange for food until they were found by US troops.
After this it's pretty much blank as I don't know how he got back to the UK, nor do I know any names of his companions or indeed if all of them survived whilst on the run.
The last six months of my father's service were spent in hospital in Sheffield with PTSD, and then medically discharged just as the war ended. I am pleased to say he completely recovered and lived to be 78 years old.He rarely talked about the war but one thing he did mention was the harsh conditions in camp 53 and the brutality of some of the guards, his biggest complaint though was the fact that his army boots fell to pieces and it left him barefooted for around two years.
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QMS. Peter Logan McClellan Bailey . British Army 1st Btn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers from 2 Curtis Road, Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne My pop, Peter Bailey served with 1st Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.
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Cpl. Robert Allen Bailey . United States Army Air Corps 7th Mat. Sq.19th Bomb Group from USA
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Cpl. Shirley Da Costa Bailey . Barbados Volunteer Force (d.20th April 1943) Corporal Bailey is buried in the Gravesend Military Cemetery, Bridgetown, Westbury Cemetery, St. Michael, Barbados
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Cpl. Stuart Bailey . United States Army Air Radio Operator/V V Intcp Cmd. 20th Pursuit Sq., 24th Pursuit Gr. from USA
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Sgt Sydney Arthur James Bailey . RAF 12Sqd. (d.26th May 1943) Sydney Bailey served as a Mid Upper Gnr. he was killed on 26th May 1943 in Lancaster ED967 PH-F of 12sqd
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Pte. Thomas John Bailey . British Army Highland Light Infantry from Liverpool Thomas Bailey served with the Highland Light Infantry.
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TW Bailey . British Army Lancashire Fusiliers TW Bailey served with the Lancashire Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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P/O William Alexander Bailey . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd. from Brantford, Ontario, Canada. (d.23rd May 1944)
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Pte. William Kenneth Bailey . British Army 7th Battalion Hampshire Regiment from 24 Rhys Street, Trealaw, Wales (d.16th July 1944) As a philatelist I acquired some WWII forces mail to the same address in South Wales. One was from Ken Bailey in June 1944 to his parents. Only on reading the other two, sent later, did I realise these were from soldier friends sending condolences. Research shows he was killed in the Hampshires attack on Maltot, Normandy two weeks after the letter I have was sent - probably one of his last home.
He is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery.
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CPO. William G. Bailey . Royal Navy HMS Victory (d.14th Sep 1945) Chief Petty Officer W. Bailey was 49 years old when he lost his life.
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F/Sgt George Eric Bailey. .
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T. Bailie . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd. (d.30 Aug 1944)
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Flight Sergeant P E R Baillargeon . RCAF 59 Squadron
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F/Lt. Alastair Stuart Hamilton Baillie . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 25 Sqd. from Moidart, Renfrewshire (d.13th June 1944) Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Baillie was the son of Stuart Fraser Baillie and Andrewina P. H. Baillie of Moidart, Renfrewshire; husband of Anne Baillie.
He was 30 when he died and is buried in the Brummen General Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands.
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JA Baillie . British Army JA Baillie served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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