Lloyd Maxwell BAILEY

BAILEY, Lloyd Maxwell

Service Number: 405710
Enlisted: 25 May 1941
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Air Force Headquarters
Born: Pittsworth, Queensland, 25 January 1919
Home Town: Pittsworth, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling: Central State School, Southbrook; Toowoomba Grammar School
Occupation: Bank Clerk
Died: Flying Battle, New Guinea, 25 May 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lae Memorial, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial, Pittsworth WW2 Honour Dead Roll of Honour, Southbrook & District Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Grammar School WW2 Honour Board
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sergeant, 405710
25 May 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 405710, Air Force Headquarters, Brisbane, Queensland
25 May 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 405710

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Frederic Turner Bailey and Charlotte Ann Bailey, of Southbrook, Queensland

School subjects passed; English, Geometry. Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Algebra, Arithmetic, Commercial

Sports played; Tennes, Football Swimming

Plane was a Mitchell 41-12450 was seen to lose altitude over the target area when carrying out and operational bombing raid on the Lae Aerodrome on the 25 May 1942. No communication from the plane after the last sighting and it is believed the engines were put out of commission by enemy anti-aircraft fire. Following searches found no trace of Bailey.

It was suspected that some of they crew may have survived the 'landing' of the plane but it could not be established if the crew did survive or if they were taken prisoner as the Japanese did not release any records to that effect

Remembered with honour Roll of Honour Pittwworth

 

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