Barron, Harold Lawrence
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold Lawrence |
Surname | Barron |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Augustus and Ethel Ruby Barron, of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB526 |
Markings | DX-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. C. 20. |
Epitaph | IN OUR THOUGHTS FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 27266 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 22-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Synthetic oil plant at Wesseling |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter near Koslar |