Barr, Charles Rae
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Rae |
Surname | Barr |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dr. Charles Henry Barr and Mary Ellen Vivian Barr, of Verdun, Province of Quebec. Nephew of Dr. J. Rae Carson, M.A., of Montreal, Province of Quebec. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9530 |
Markings | DY-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. H. 6. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF DR. CHARLES HENRY BARR AND MARY ELLEN VIVIAN CARSON. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/15520 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1942 |
End Date | 17-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Essen. The last of a series of raids on Essen and another poor run. Many crews attacked Bonn as an alternative target. Essen was abandoned as a target due to the poor results and high losses. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the sea off Walcheren |