Barrett, Richard Lyndon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Lyndon |
Surname | Barrett |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Darrell Pearson Barrett and Alice Maude Barrett, of Unley, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6001 |
Markings | MG- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 12. D. 5-11. |
Epitaph | DEVOTED SON OF DARRELL & MAUD OF ADELAIDE, S.A. IN GOD'S CARE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 407071 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
(P360104/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-06-1941 |
End Date | 30-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Wesermunde-Bremerhaven |