Jarvis, Barry Wentworth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Barry Wentworth |
Surname | Jarvis |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William and Grace Jarvis of Dartford, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM491 |
Markings | GI-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tacoignieres Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 804377 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 28 July 1919 in Darlington, County Durham. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 08-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Massy-Palaiseau to bomb railway installations. Part of a 337 bomber strong force to bomb various lines of communications behind the Normandy beachhead. There was less cloud cover than the previous night with all targets being accurately bombed and fewer civilians killed. Because the targets were further inland than recent raids, the German night-fighters had a greater opportunity to infiltrate the bomber stream and as a result, losses were higher. 28 aircraft were Lost (8.3%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Tacoignieres, NE of Houdan |