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Francis Derek Bailey

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Derek AWMM
  • Surname
    Bailey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Frank AWMM
  • Service number
    • P78052 AWMM
    • WWII 3035229 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 September 1926 AWMM Lamberhurst, Kent AWMM
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Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW2 5 January 1944 AWMM
    • WW2 4 August 1949 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • WWII RAF. Post war RNZAF [Warrant Officer] Awarded MBE in 1979. Awarded Chief of Air Staff Commendation in 1973. Husband of the late Lilian. Ref; Hanson C M, By Such Deeds, P 66 AWMM

Death

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    17 December 2015 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
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  • Francis Derek Bailey (Frank), passed away 17th December 2015 at Hilda Ross Village Hospital, Hamilton. His wife predeceased him, 30 January 2011.
    Public - Susan Janet - Child - 26 January 2016
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Sources

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    • Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: 19 December 2015 AWMM

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26 January 2016Susan JanetTe Awamutu, New Zealand Child

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