Barrett, Eric Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Eric Henry |
Surname | Barrett |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilson and Ada Barrett, of Coronach, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Airspeed Oxford I |
Serial Number | AT765 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haverhill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. Grave 143. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY WE REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/94714 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1521 Flt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Barrett Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Miscellaneous Information
Taken to St. Leonard's Hospital, Sudbury but died of his injuries |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-11-1942 |
End Date | 02-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- beam approach practice |
Reason for Loss | Lost power and force-landed near Glemsford, SSW of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk |