Baylis, Charles John

Missing in Action 1917-06-06

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Mr. & Mrs. William Baylis

Home: Victoria, B.C. (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RFC

Unit

42 (BR) Sqn- Squadron

Base

France

Rank

Second-Lieutenant

Position

Second-Lieutenant

Service Numbers

Known to have landed behind enemy lines. No known grave. *S.L.*1917-06-06: Baylis died in RE-8, A-3235; when he was brought down, most probably by machine gun fire from the trenches, while on a photo recce mission. His pilot, 2Lt Edward Jacot, (British) was also killed.