Ireland, Dennis Barton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Dennis Barton |
Surname | Ireland |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Ezekiel and Beatrice Ina Ireland, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR666 |
Markings | NF-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Norway |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kristiansand Civil Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VIA. D. 4. |
Epitaph | AN AUSTRALIAN WHO LOVED ENGLAND. "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS” |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 187 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 139625 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-09-1943 |
End Date | 15-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Flat 12A, for PAF |
Reason for Loss | Shot down into the sea off Korsor, Denmark |