Barratt, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Barratt |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Arthur Barratt, of Bestwood Colliery. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6012 |
Markings | MG- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bestwood Park Colliery Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Grave 21. |
Epitaph | WE MISS HIM MOST WHO LOVED HIM BEST. DAD, GERTY, IRENE, NELLIE AND VIC. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755776 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Died 24 hours after his crash |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6209 (P358803/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1941 |
End Date | 04-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed close to Oakington, Cambs. It had returned from the operation and was waiting permission to land when it was shot down by a Ju 88 intruder, the pilot making a valiant effort to land before crashing into trees |