Barnes, Sidney James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Sidney James |
Surname | Barnes |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry James Barnes and Louisa Elizabeth Barnes, of Greenford, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF392 |
Markings | MG-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row C. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | SLEEP ON, BELOVED, TAKE THY REST; WE LOVED THEE DEARLY, JESUS LOVED THEE BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 656215 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/10 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1943 |
End Date | 25-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (48% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 630 aircraft, 34 losses (5.4%). An attack on the Elberfeld half of the town- the Barmen half having been devastated a month ago. PFF marking was accurate but creepback was more evident than normal. A post-war British survey suggest that 95% of the Elberfeld half was destroyed. Approximately 1800 deaths, 300 homes destroyed and 171 businesses knocked out. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast |