Barnes, Owen Cicero Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Owen Cicero Charles |
Surname | Barnes |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest O. Barnes, of Southampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3638 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. C. 3. |
Epitaph | ABSENT FROM THE BODY... PRESENT WITH THE LORD II COR. V.8 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1189038 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13624 (P368056/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/31 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/30 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1942 |
End Date | 23-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 69 bomber raid- all Gee equipped. Experimental raid using Gee as a blind bomb aiming tool. Reasonable success rate but little damage caused |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been damaged by flak and crashed near Roosendaal, Holland |