Royal Flying Corps 5th Sqdn and 56th Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Age 23 years old
Son of Brackenbury Bayly, M.I.E.E. (Woolwich) and Beatrice Mary Jessie Bayly, of Falmouth, Cornwall. (One of the first Royal Flying Corps battle casualties of the war).
Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916.
BAYLY, CHARLES GEORGE GORDON, Lieutenant, R.E. and Royal Flying Corps, only son of the late Brackenbury Bayly, of the Cape Civil Service, M.I.E.E., by his wife, Beatrice Mary Jesser, daughter of Col. William Jesser Coope, late 57th Regiment; b. Rondebosch, Cape Colony, 30 May, 1891; educated Diocesan College School, South Africa, St. Edmunds Preparatory School, Hindhead, St. Paul's School, Kensington, and Woolwich Academy, which he entered in Feb. 1910 as a Gentleman Cadet. He gained a scholarship for St. Paul's School and later won an exhibition from the school on passing into Woolwich. He passed out 7th into the R.E., and while at Chatham represented the R.E. at football and cricket, and took his aviator's certificate at Hendon (No. 441). On leaving Chatham he was gazetted to the 56th Field Co. R.E., and was stationed at Bulford Camp, Salisbury Plain. While here he won 2nd prize in the Royal Artillery point-to-point steeplechase. In May, 1914, he was appointed to take his course at the Central Flying School, Upavon, having applied for service in the Royal Flying Corps on leaving Chatham. Here he was interested in the study of wireless telegraphy from aeroplanes. On the outbreak of war he was gazetted to the 5th squadron Royal Flying Corps, and on leaving the school at Upavon was very highly reported on, his confidential report being "Very good indeed as pilot and his capabilities as an officer being above the average," and an added note that he was "A very keen officer with plenty of initiative." He was amongst the first to reach France, as he flew his machine from Dover to Amiens on 12 Aug. 1914, and thence to Mauberge. He and his pilot were the first of the Military to be killed in action on the British side in the war. He was killed in action, 22 Aug. 1914, while on reconnaissance duty flying over the German lines, in the neighbourhood of Enghein Rassily, as observer with 2nd Lieutenant Waterfall as pilot. They were shot down by German cannon-fire, and were hastily buried by the Germans in ten centimetres of soil, and later the owner of the park where they were buried exhumed the bodies and placed them in zinc coffins to await more decent burial. Lieutenant Bayly was an officer full of promise and a keen sportsman. He represented his school at football and won second eleven colours at cricket; he boxed and shot for his house, winning the shooting cup for the house his last year at school. He represented Rosslyn Park at football on leaving school, and while at Woolwich won several prizes both in the athletic sports and swimming sports each year he was there. He was a good horseman and won his spurs at Woolwich.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
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Events:
On August 22nd, 1914, at 10:16 a.m., an AVRO 504 aircraft No. 390 of the 5th Squadron, piloted by 2nd Lieutenant WATERFALL of the "East Yorkshire Regiment", with its observer Lieutenant BAYLY of the "Royal Enginners Regiment", took off from Maubeuge (village in the North of France) in order to monitor the enemy's advance in the Enghien-Soignies (Belgium) area.
At 10:50 a.m. on the Mons-Soignies road (Belgium), they observed a long German convoy on the road in the Thieusie area. At 11 a.m., they observed near Enghien (Belgium) Germans on the move heading towards Silly (Belgium): horsemen and four infantry companies. They flew over the enemy troops at low altitude and the Germans did not react at first. As they turned for a second pass, their plane was hit by rifle fire and crashed at Marcq (Enghien, Belgium), killing the two aviators.
The pilot and his observer, both 23 years old, were buried on site.
After the war, their remains were exhumed to find their final rest in the municipal cemetery of Tournai.
(Submitted by Find a Grave Member 'Rik Verhelle, ID 47875049)
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Son of Brackenbury Bayly, M.I.E.E. (Woolwich) and Beatrice Mary Jessie Bayly, of Falmouth, Cornwall. (One of the first Royal Flying Corps battle casualties of the war).
Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916.
BAYLY, CHARLES GEORGE GORDON, Lieutenant, R.E. and Royal Flying Corps, only son of the late Brackenbury Bayly, of the Cape Civil Service, M.I.E.E., by his wife, Beatrice Mary Jesser, daughter of Col. William Jesser Coope, late 57th Regiment; b. Rondebosch, Cape Colony, 30 May, 1891; educated Diocesan College School, South Africa, St. Edmunds Preparatory School, Hindhead, St. Paul's School, Kensington, and Woolwich Academy, which he entered in Feb. 1910 as a Gentleman Cadet. He gained a scholarship for St. Paul's School and later won an exhibition from the school on passing into Woolwich. He passed out 7th into the R.E., and while at Chatham represented the R.E. at football and cricket, and took his aviator's certificate at Hendon (No. 441). On leaving Chatham he was gazetted to the 56th Field Co. R.E., and was stationed at Bulford Camp, Salisbury Plain. While here he won 2nd prize in the Royal Artillery point-to-point steeplechase. In May, 1914, he was appointed to take his course at the Central Flying School, Upavon, having applied for service in the Royal Flying Corps on leaving Chatham. Here he was interested in the study of wireless telegraphy from aeroplanes. On the outbreak of war he was gazetted to the 5th squadron Royal Flying Corps, and on leaving the school at Upavon was very highly reported on, his confidential report being "Very good indeed as pilot and his capabilities as an officer being above the average," and an added note that he was "A very keen officer with plenty of initiative." He was amongst the first to reach France, as he flew his machine from Dover to Amiens on 12 Aug. 1914, and thence to Mauberge. He and his pilot were the first of the Military to be killed in action on the British side in the war. He was killed in action, 22 Aug. 1914, while on reconnaissance duty flying over the German lines, in the neighbourhood of Enghein Rassily, as observer with 2nd Lieutenant Waterfall as pilot. They were shot down by German cannon-fire, and were hastily buried by the Germans in ten centimetres of soil, and later the owner of the park where they were buried exhumed the bodies and placed them in zinc coffins to await more decent burial. Lieutenant Bayly was an officer full of promise and a keen sportsman. He represented his school at football and won second eleven colours at cricket; he boxed and shot for his house, winning the shooting cup for the house his last year at school. He represented Rosslyn Park at football on leaving school, and while at Woolwich won several prizes both in the athletic sports and swimming sports each year he was there. He was a good horseman and won his spurs at Woolwich.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
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Events:
On August 22nd, 1914, at 10:16 a.m., an AVRO 504 aircraft No. 390 of the 5th Squadron, piloted by 2nd Lieutenant WATERFALL of the "East Yorkshire Regiment", with its observer Lieutenant BAYLY of the "Royal Enginners Regiment", took off from Maubeuge (village in the North of France) in order to monitor the enemy's advance in the Enghien-Soignies (Belgium) area.
At 10:50 a.m. on the Mons-Soignies road (Belgium), they observed a long German convoy on the road in the Thieusie area. At 11 a.m., they observed near Enghien (Belgium) Germans on the move heading towards Silly (Belgium): horsemen and four infantry companies. They flew over the enemy troops at low altitude and the Germans did not react at first. As they turned for a second pass, their plane was hit by rifle fire and crashed at Marcq (Enghien, Belgium), killing the two aviators.
The pilot and his observer, both 23 years old, were buried on site.
After the war, their remains were exhumed to find their final rest in the municipal cemetery of Tournai.
(Submitted by Find a Grave Member 'Rik Verhelle, ID 47875049)
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Royal Flying Corps 5th Sqdn and 56th Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Age 23 years old
Son of Brackenbury Bayly, M.I.E.E. (Woolwich) and Beatrice Mary Jessie Bayly, of Falmouth, Cornwall. (One of the first Royal Flying Corps battle casualties of the war).
Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916.
BAYLY, CHARLES GEORGE GORDON, Lieutenant, R.E. and Royal Flying Corps, only son of the late Brackenbury Bayly, of the Cape Civil Service, M.I.E.E., by his wife, Beatrice Mary Jesser, daughter of Col. William Jesser Coope, late 57th Regiment; b. Rondebosch, Cape Colony, 30 May, 1891; educated Diocesan College School, South Africa, St. Edmunds Preparatory School, Hindhead, St. Paul's School, Kensington, and Woolwich Academy, which he entered in Feb. 1910 as a Gentleman Cadet. He gained a scholarship for St. Paul's School and later won an exhibition from the school on passing into Woolwich. He passed out 7th into the R.E., and while at Chatham represented the R.E. at football and cricket, and took his aviator's certificate at Hendon (No. 441). On leaving Chatham he was gazetted to the 56th Field Co. R.E., and was stationed at Bulford Camp, Salisbury Plain. While here he won 2nd prize in the Royal Artillery point-to-point steeplechase. In May, 1914, he was appointed to take his course at the Central Flying School, Upavon, having applied for service in the Royal Flying Corps on leaving Chatham. Here he was interested in the study of wireless telegraphy from aeroplanes. On the outbreak of war he was gazetted to the 5th squadron Royal Flying Corps, and on leaving the school at Upavon was very highly reported on, his confidential report being "Very good indeed as pilot and his capabilities as an officer being above the average," and an added note that he was "A very keen officer with plenty of initiative." He was amongst the first to reach France, as he flew his machine from Dover to Amiens on 12 Aug. 1914, and thence to Mauberge. He and his pilot were the first of the Military to be killed in action on the British side in the war. He was killed in action, 22 Aug. 1914, while on reconnaissance duty flying over the German lines, in the neighbourhood of Enghein Rassily, as observer with 2nd Lieutenant Waterfall as pilot. They were shot down by German cannon-fire, and were hastily buried by the Germans in ten centimetres of soil, and later the owner of the park where they were buried exhumed the bodies and placed them in zinc coffins to await more decent burial. Lieutenant Bayly was an officer full of promise and a keen sportsman. He represented his school at football and won second eleven colours at cricket; he boxed and shot for his house, winning the shooting cup for the house his last year at school. He represented Rosslyn Park at football on leaving school, and while at Woolwich won several prizes both in the athletic sports and swimming sports each year he was there. He was a good horseman and won his spurs at Woolwich.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
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Events:
On August 22nd, 1914, at 10:16 a.m., an AVRO 504 aircraft No. 390 of the 5th Squadron, piloted by 2nd Lieutenant WATERFALL of the "East Yorkshire Regiment", with its observer Lieutenant BAYLY of the "Royal Enginners Regiment", took off from Maubeuge (village in the North of France) in order to monitor the enemy's advance in the Enghien-Soignies (Belgium) area.
At 10:50 a.m. on the Mons-Soignies road (Belgium), they observed a long German convoy on the road in the Thieusie area. At 11 a.m., they observed near Enghien (Belgium) Germans on the move heading towards Silly (Belgium): horsemen and four infantry companies. They flew over the enemy troops at low altitude and the Germans did not react at first. As they turned for a second pass, their plane was hit by rifle fire and crashed at Marcq (Enghien, Belgium), killing the two aviators.
The pilot and his observer, both 23 years old, were buried on site.
After the war, their remains were exhumed to find their final rest in the municipal cemetery of Tournai.
(Submitted by Find a Grave Member 'Rik Verhelle, ID 47875049)
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Son of Brackenbury Bayly, M.I.E.E. (Woolwich) and Beatrice Mary Jessie Bayly, of Falmouth, Cornwall. (One of the first Royal Flying Corps battle casualties of the war).
Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916.
BAYLY, CHARLES GEORGE GORDON, Lieutenant, R.E. and Royal Flying Corps, only son of the late Brackenbury Bayly, of the Cape Civil Service, M.I.E.E., by his wife, Beatrice Mary Jesser, daughter of Col. William Jesser Coope, late 57th Regiment; b. Rondebosch, Cape Colony, 30 May, 1891; educated Diocesan College School, South Africa, St. Edmunds Preparatory School, Hindhead, St. Paul's School, Kensington, and Woolwich Academy, which he entered in Feb. 1910 as a Gentleman Cadet. He gained a scholarship for St. Paul's School and later won an exhibition from the school on passing into Woolwich. He passed out 7th into the R.E., and while at Chatham represented the R.E. at football and cricket, and took his aviator's certificate at Hendon (No. 441). On leaving Chatham he was gazetted to the 56th Field Co. R.E., and was stationed at Bulford Camp, Salisbury Plain. While here he won 2nd prize in the Royal Artillery point-to-point steeplechase. In May, 1914, he was appointed to take his course at the Central Flying School, Upavon, having applied for service in the Royal Flying Corps on leaving Chatham. Here he was interested in the study of wireless telegraphy from aeroplanes. On the outbreak of war he was gazetted to the 5th squadron Royal Flying Corps, and on leaving the school at Upavon was very highly reported on, his confidential report being "Very good indeed as pilot and his capabilities as an officer being above the average," and an added note that he was "A very keen officer with plenty of initiative." He was amongst the first to reach France, as he flew his machine from Dover to Amiens on 12 Aug. 1914, and thence to Mauberge. He and his pilot were the first of the Military to be killed in action on the British side in the war. He was killed in action, 22 Aug. 1914, while on reconnaissance duty flying over the German lines, in the neighbourhood of Enghein Rassily, as observer with 2nd Lieutenant Waterfall as pilot. They were shot down by German cannon-fire, and were hastily buried by the Germans in ten centimetres of soil, and later the owner of the park where they were buried exhumed the bodies and placed them in zinc coffins to await more decent burial. Lieutenant Bayly was an officer full of promise and a keen sportsman. He represented his school at football and won second eleven colours at cricket; he boxed and shot for his house, winning the shooting cup for the house his last year at school. He represented Rosslyn Park at football on leaving school, and while at Woolwich won several prizes both in the athletic sports and swimming sports each year he was there. He was a good horseman and won his spurs at Woolwich.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
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Events:
On August 22nd, 1914, at 10:16 a.m., an AVRO 504 aircraft No. 390 of the 5th Squadron, piloted by 2nd Lieutenant WATERFALL of the "East Yorkshire Regiment", with its observer Lieutenant BAYLY of the "Royal Enginners Regiment", took off from Maubeuge (village in the North of France) in order to monitor the enemy's advance in the Enghien-Soignies (Belgium) area.
At 10:50 a.m. on the Mons-Soignies road (Belgium), they observed a long German convoy on the road in the Thieusie area. At 11 a.m., they observed near Enghien (Belgium) Germans on the move heading towards Silly (Belgium): horsemen and four infantry companies. They flew over the enemy troops at low altitude and the Germans did not react at first. As they turned for a second pass, their plane was hit by rifle fire and crashed at Marcq (Enghien, Belgium), killing the two aviators.
The pilot and his observer, both 23 years old, were buried on site.
After the war, their remains were exhumed to find their final rest in the municipal cemetery of Tournai.
(Submitted by Find a Grave Member 'Rik Verhelle, ID 47875049)
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Lieutenant
Charles George Bayly
Royal Engineers
Attd. Royal Flying Corps
22nd August 1914
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