Barley, Frederick Norman
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frederick Norman |
Surname | Barley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Frances Barley. Husband of Dorothy Edith Barley, of Forest Hill, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9275 |
Markings | MG-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Luxembourg |
Burial/Memorial Place | Luxembourg (Hollerich) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 12-17. |
Epitaph | LOVING HUSBAND AND DADDY EVER IN OUR HEARTS AND THOUGHTS. "WE'LL MEET AGAIN" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1389145 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 502 aircraft, 21 losses (4.2%). Complete cloud cover lead to another failed operation. No deaths in the city itself but 18 reported in the surrounding areas, in stark contrast to the 108 losses in the air |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Koerich, Luxemburg |