Barnard, Michael Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Michael Stanley |
Surname | Barnard |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Stanley Barnard and Isabel Duncan Barnard, of Newport, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE230 |
Markings | DT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 141. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0887 (Block 10, Column 17, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1389302 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 192 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Two crew members survived and were picked up some six days later having been without food or water for all that time |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-08-1943 |
End Date | 16-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chivenor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Special signalling duties over the Bay of Biscay |
Reason for Loss | Ditched, probably due to engine failure, west of Brest |