Barnwell, Richard Antony
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Richard Antony |
Surname | Barnwell |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-10-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Sowter Barnwell and Marjorie Barnwell, of Fleet, Hampshire. B.Sc. His Brothers, Pilot Offr. John Sandes Barnwell and Pilot Offr. David Usher Barnwell, D.F.C., Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P5082 |
Markings | DY-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 36163 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
One of three brothers killed in the RAF |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3981 (P355718/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/807/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/807/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-10-1940 |
End Date | 29-10-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Completed attack successfully but went down in North Sea on return leg, approx. 20 miles off Aberdeen |