Barnes, Reginald Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Reginald Henry |
Surname | Barnes |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Date of Death | 27-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Charlotte Elizabeth Barnes, of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR737 |
Markings | NP-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 135. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1312128 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Squadron Motto | Strength in unity |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Originally buried in Stadtfriedhof Cemetery, but Grave could not be found. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/31 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/30 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1943 |
End Date | 27-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 561 aircraft, 17 losses (3.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but most of the bombs fell in the north east of the city. More than 300 buildings destroyed and 130+ fatalities |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Mönchengladbach |