Barrett, William Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Edward |
Surname | Barrett |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John James Barrett and Mary Lily Barrett, of Allerton, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3659 |
Markings | LS-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 16. B. 14-16. |
Epitaph | "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 540328 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8257 (P361302/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1941 |
End Date | 13-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Berzen, 30km SSE of Bremen |