Barlow, Ernest Cecil
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Ernest Cecil |
Surname | Barlow |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 15-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Kate Barlow. Husband of Barbara F. M. Barlow, of Binfield, Berkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6217 |
Markings | BL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ecaussinnes D'Enghein Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI (Latin - IT IS SWEET AND HONORABLE TO DIE FOR YOUR COUNTRY) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 15181 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Town Cemetery, Rue Saint Roch, Ecaussines, Hainaut Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture behind headstones and information board |
Memorial Text | Steles des Aviateurs (1940-1945) Le 15 mai 1940, deux avions Bristol Blenheim sont abattus par l’avaition allemande dans le ciel d’Ecaussinnes. Ils se sont ecrases, l’un dans les prairies du cote de la rue St Roch, l’autre a ete retrouve au lieu-dit “Croi |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
He joined the RAF in 1921 and had taken command of 40 Squadron in April 1939 |
Mentioned in Despatches in London Gazette July 1940 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-05-1940 |
End Date | 15-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Raid on Dinant |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a fighter, crashing near Charleroi |