Roll of Honour: Person Info
Personal Details
| Service No: | |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Name: | BAYLY |
| First Name: | CHARLES GEORGE GORDON |
| Initials: | C G G |
Death Details
| Date of Death: | 1914-08-22 |
| Age: | 23 |
| Cause of Death: | Killed in action, 2nd Lt Vincent WATERFALL and Lt Charles George Gordon BAYLY, 5 Sqn. Took off at 10:16 and at around 10:50 the pair was over the Enghien-Soignies area. Their Avro was hit by enemy ground fire and crashed by the side of the Ath-Enghien road, both occupants being killed. They were the first allied airmen to be shot down and killed in Belgium. |
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