Barclay, Douglas McLeod
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas McLeod |
Surname | Barclay |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Ada Barclay. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4313 |
Markings | -D1 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jurby (St. Patrick) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 348. |
Epitaph | OUR DOUG. NEVER WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754425 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Ballaragh Farmhouse, Ballaragh, Isle of Man |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew who died here on 27th March 1941 in the crash of a Handley-Page Hampden of the RAF whilst on a training flight |
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5589 (P358009/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-03-1941 |
End Date | 27-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with the chimney of a farmhouse over the Isle of man- possibly while trying to land at Jurby, in very poor visibility. Then hit an electricity pole and hit the ground. |