Richard Harry Mellor Bailey
Memorial: Warmley - Memorial Gardens - Stanley Road
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Medals: 1939–45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Flying Officer (Pilot)
Parents: Richard Thomas Edgar and Jane Bailey
Marital status: Married
Home address: 42 Heathcote Road, Twickenham
Pre-war occupation: Policeman
Date of birth: 1913
Place of birth: Bristol
Date of death: 25/09/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, France
Age: 29
Further information:
Born in Bristol, Richard attended Kingswood Grammar School where he gained his school certificate. He joined the police force in 1934, working in Islington in 1935 and attending Metropolitan Police College Hendon in 1937 for further training and by the time he was called up he had reached the rank of Inspector. Richard married Christine Clark in 1941. At the time of his death 4 Squadron were based at RAF Funtington in Sussex and from there carried out raids on enemy communications targets and V-1 launch sites. He died in the course of War Service but precise details of his death are not known.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C13366287
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/4_wwII.html