Barker, Horace Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Horace Sydney |
Surname | Barker |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred George and Lydia Barker, of Enfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | DJ973 |
Markings | BU-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Enfield (Hertford Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Cons. Grave 5882. |
Epitaph | GOD TAKES OUR LOVED ONES FROM OUR HOMES BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 646994 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1942 |
End Date | 25-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | St. Nazaire |
Reason for Loss | Turned back due to engine problems and crashed on approach to base. |