Barnett, George Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Andrew |
Surname | Barnett |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Robert and Maria Magdelina Barnett, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. Husband of R. E. Barnett. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X2969 |
Markings | PL-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 77. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 778270 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1942 |
End Date | 25-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (67% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying- Terschelling |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter flown by Oberleutnant Egmont, Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld, of 5./NJG 2, from Leeuwarden airfield. |