Barley, Walter Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Ernest |
Surname | Barley |
Gender | M |
Age | 40 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Lily Barley. Husband of Muriel Barley, of Lupset, Wakefield, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED553 |
Markings | HW-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. F. 8. |
Epitaph | O DEARLY LOVED, SO PROUDLY REMEMBERED. MURIEL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1125516 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1943 |
End Date | 17-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter and crashed at Wommelgen, near the centre of Antwerp |