Barker, Frank Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frank Joseph |
Surname | Barker |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur James Barker and Flora Barker, of Stamford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V5566 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stamford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. P. Grave 12D. |
Epitaph | HOMO SUM, HUMANI NIHIL A ME ALIENUM PUTO. DULCE ET DECORUM PRO PATRIA MORI. I am a man, nothing human is alien to me. IT IS SWEET AND PROPER TO DIE FOR ONE'S COUNTRY. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 118716 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-06-1942 |
End Date | 04-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost over the North Sea |