Barlow, Ronald William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald William |
Surname | Barlow |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edmund and Ada Miller Barlow, of Stockport, Cheshire. B.A. Hons. (Oxon.). Scholar of Brasenose College. Diplomas In Economics and General Science. President and Captain, Oxford University Lacrosse Team, 1937. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X3596 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 85. Row D. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | IF THERE BE GOOD IN THAT I WROUGHT, THY HAND COMPELL'D IT, MASTER, THINE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 106537 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Before the war was the president and captain of Oxford University lacrosse team. He was a graduate in economics and general science |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13303 (P367730/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1942 |
End Date | 13-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Essen. The eighth and final raid in a disappointing Gee-led series. This raid did at least cause a large fire at the Krupps munitions factory, the intended target. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the Ijsselmeer |