Barber, Alfred Lionel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred Lionel |
Surname | Barber |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Thomas Barber, and of Elizabeth Barber, of East Dereham, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED451 |
Markings | ZN-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 17. B. 8-9. |
Epitaph | HE LEFT US A DEBT WE CAN NEVER REPAY, LOVED AND HONOURED THOUGH FAR AWAY. MUM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1200694 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1943 |
End Date | 01-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Wulfen, a town on the E bank of the River Wient, 7 km NE of Dorsten. |