Parker, Barton Thomas Eric
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Barton Thomas Eric |
Surname | Parker |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Henry Parker and Inez Lily Parker (Nee Ginger), of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE913 |
Markings | EX-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. B. 18. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 222 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412420 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1943 |
End Date | 28-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 674 aircraft, 33 losses (4.9%). H2S marking was used and, given the difficulties experiences with Oboe equipment in recent raids, the crews were ordered to drop a 1000lb bomb on Heilbronn using the equipment to check its functionality. Nuremberg was clear and PFF marking was accurate but significant creepback set in and PFF were unable to correct it because, once again, they had difficulties with their H2S sets. Many of the bombs fell in open countryside SSW of the city. 65 people were killed on the ground. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Füttersee, Germany |