Barraclough, Oswald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Oswald |
Surname | Barraclough |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Catherine Barraclough, of Purston, Featherstone, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5487 |
Markings | OF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Sweden |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kviberg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. B. 3. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY. HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 644523 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/31 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/30 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-07-1942 |
End Date | 27-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed in the North Sea |