Barrie, Emerson Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Emerson Gordon |
Surname | Barrie |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Gertrude Ann Barrie, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DG226 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row C. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/174466 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1652 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Weatherby Golf Course, Weatherby, West Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1652 HCU Halifax DG226, which crashed after take off when an engine caught fire on 24th August 1944 |
Miscellaneous Information
One of the other engines from this aircraft was recovered in 1978 and restored. It is on display at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-08-1944 |
End Date | 24-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Port outer engine burst into flames whilst climbing away from the airfield. Rolled onto its back and dived into Wetherby gold course. A broken con-rod was found to be the cause in subsequent investigations. |