Barber, Lewis Randall
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Lewis Randall |
Surname | Barber |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Isaac James Barber and Olive Barber, of Tapton Park, Chesterfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ696 |
Markings | LK-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brimington Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3752. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1620366 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Brow Lane, Balkholme, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Sculpture and inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crews of Halifaxes LK834 & MZ696 of 578 Sqn. R.A.F. 21st. July 1944 |
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Bottrop- to attack a synthetic oil plant. 166 aircraft, 8 losses. The northern part of the target was badly damaged |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Halifax from 578 Sqn (LK834 LK-E) in thick cloud on return to base. Both aircraft crashed at Balkholme, NE of Goole |