Barrett, Duncan Henry James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Duncan Henry James |
Surname | Barrett |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Henry and Annie Adela Barrett of Holt, Norfolk |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1380 |
Markings | DY-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamegicourt Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2-5. |
Epitaph | HE SANG! I WILL NOT CEASE FROM MENTAL FIGHT TILL WE HAVE BUILT JERUSALEM (FROM Jerusalem by William Blake) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580865 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Observer |
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
Date of birth 8 May 1919 |
A street in Holt, Norfolk is named Barrett Road in his honour |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/807/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/807/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-05-1940 |
End Date | 21-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | To bomb a bridge at Ribemont |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Hamegicourt |