Barker, Thomas Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Anthony |
Surname | Barker |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Elsie Barker, of Mansfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD854 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mansfield (Nottingham Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 13861. |
Epitaph | IN THE MIDST OF LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 649228 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Horsepool Lane, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque attached to Public Footpath Sign |
Memorial Text | As you walk along this path,you will pass a point on your left some 200 yards further on where during WW2. in the early hours of 9th September 1941, a British Bomber crashed in flames killing Sgt Ford Rowney aged 23 & Flight Sgt Tony Barker aged 20. The o |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8950 (P362138/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/17 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/16 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-09-1941 |
End Date | 09-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel and crashed near Woburn, Bedfordshire |