D Day Fatality

Discussion in 'Barracks' started by CTNana, Jul 22, 2008.

  1. CTNana

    CTNana Active Member

    Hi
    Can anyone help?

    My great niece has just returned from a school trip to France, during which they were taken to Bayeux Cemetery. She found the headstone of a lad sharing both her surname and county and has asked me if I can find out more about him.

    I searched CWGC site and have located:-
    Stanley N Bayliss
    Able Seaman
    Aged 19
    Died on 06.06.1944 (D Day)
    H.M.L.C.A. 524 - what does this mean?
    Son of Ernest and Isabella Bayliss from Minster Lovell Oxfordshire (spooky my Great Grandmother's name too)

    Is there anyway I can find out what ship he was on or any more information period?

    Thanks in anticipation.
     
  2. Kyt

    Kyt Άρης

    H.M.L.C.A. = His Majesty's Landing Craft Assault. These were the small boats that landed soldiers on the beaches. I don't know which beach he landed troops on but will have a look.

    He is the only one listed for this boat though it usually had a crew of 4.

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    Landing Craft Assault (LCA) - Histoire, fiche technique et photo
     
  3. CTNana

    CTNana Active Member

    Have I ever told you that you are brilliant?

    p.s. do I get a star or something for that?
     
  4. mathsmal

    mathsmal New Member

  5. Kyt

    Kyt Άρης

    Found him. Bayliss is mentioned in the first paragraph of the Post D-Day section:

    New Page 1

    You may have star Nana :)
     
  6. Kyt

    Kyt Άρης

    And as the aboves site states that they only lost one sailor killed then this sounds like him

    BBC - WW2 People's War - Herbert Frank Napper's WW2 Record
     
  7. CTNana

    CTNana Active Member

    How sad!

    Kyt thanks yet again for your help. I'm sure that my great niece will be amazed that you have been able to find out anything.

    Thanks to Matt too - nothing would have got me on that LCA!
     
  8. spidge

    spidge Active Member

    Well done Kyt.

    Another great result for the archivist.
     

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