Rogers, Barney Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Barney Andrew |
Surname | Rogers |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Nelson Burt Rogers and Lottie Gaunce Rogers, of Fielding, New Brunswick, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1346 |
Markings | JS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ipswich Old Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Div. 31. Grave 33. |
Epitaph | FOR HERE HAVE WE NO CONTINUING CITY, BUT WE SEEK ONE TO COME >>> HEB. XIII. 14 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/99252 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | R1346 was one of five 16OTU Wellingtons lost on this operation. See: R1297, T2606, DV775, HX365. Airborne 2027 from Upper Heyford. Ditched 2330, due to engine failure, some 500 yards from the sluice-gates at Holland-on- Sea, Essex. Sgt Sedin is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |