BARNETT, EDWARD, son of James Barnett (qv); b. 19 Nov 1818; adm. 14 Apr 1830 (Stelfox's); Cornet, 2nd Dragoons 23 Feb 1838; Lieut., 28 Dec 1841; retd. 16 May 1845; d. 1899.
Barnett, Reginald Oliver, son of Oliver Barnett, of Sloane Street, Chelsea, by Jane Pepper; b. March 10, 1878; adm. Sept. 28, 1893 (A); left July 1896; Caius Coll. Camb. (adm. pensr. Oct. 1, 1896, but resided there only three terms); joined the Artists' Rifles at the outbreak of Great War I; 2nd Lieut. 13th Batt. London Regt. July 11, 1916; Lieut. Jan. 11, 1918; acting Capt. April 26, 1918.
Barnett, William Edward Rupert, son of Lieut. -Col. Rupert Noel Barnett TD FCA, and Marion Willoughby, d. of William Edward Hawkins of Cardiff; b. 6 Oct. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (B), KS 1939; left July 1943; Univ. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1944, BA 1947, MA BLitt. 1951; Foreign Office 1951; m. 12 Aug. 1961 Mary Adele, d. of Allan Chester Skidmore, engineer, of Shaw, Lancs; d. 7 Nov. 1986.
BARNETT, WILLIAM, son of James Barnett (qv); b. 19 Nov 1818; adm. 14 Apr 1830 (Stelfox's); Cornet, 5th Dragoon Guards 5 Apr 1839; Lieut., 11 May 1841; retd. 30 Jul 1844; d. 26 Mar 1867.
Barnett-Smith, Louis Reginald, son of George Reginald Barnett-Smith of Hampstead and Hilda Beatrice, d. of Alexander McBean of Tettenhall, Staffs; b. 20 Apr. 1905; adm. Jan. 1919 (R); left Dec. 1922; Customs Officer Fed. Malay States 1925, Asst Superintendent 1929, sen. Customs Officer 1934; Asst Controller of Customs Sierra Leone 1946; Freeman City of London 1938; Commissioner of Customs N. Borneo 1947; ISO 1955; retd 1955 and lived in New Zealand; m. 20 Jan. 1945 Esmee Ellen, d. of J. A. Louisson of Christchurch, NZ; d. 13 Jan. 1991.
Baron, Ronald Julian Moss, son of Herbert S. Baron, solicitor, and Lily Moss of Leeds; b. 5 June 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (G); left July 1944; RAF, univ. short course Gonville & Caius Coll. Camb. 1944 (Flt. -Lieut. ), gen. duties 1952; MBE 1952, Queen’s Commendation for valuable services in the air 1957, retd. from RAF 1957; ABEM Co., Stockholm, Sweden, geophysical engineer 1957-8, sales man. 1958-64; regional sales man., Hägglund & Sons 1964-5, Craelius Co. 1965-8; marketing man., Atlas Copco ABEM 1968-79, support man., Atlas Copco internat. 1979-; m. 25 Feb. 1957 Dr Barbara Cecilia Szende, d. of Fil. Dr. Stefan Szende, of Jahnneshof, Sweden; d. 30 June 2003.
Barraclough, Noel Edgar, younger son of Norman Charles Barraclough, of Kensington, solicitor, by Blanche Christiana, daughter of Joseph Allen, of Herne Hill; b. Dec. 29, 1894; adm. as K.S. Sept. 24, 1908; left July 1913; King's Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1913; joined the 16th (Service) Batt. Middlesex Regt.; M.C. Sept. 26, 1917; adm. a solicitor Oct. 1921, practised in London; m. Oct. 8, 1921, Marjorie Delicia, only daughter of Ernest Hill, of Regent's Park, London; d. July 15, 1960.
Barradale, John Geoffrey, son of Charles Geoffrey Barradale, solicitor, of Leicester, and Dorothy Victoria Garth; b. 7 Feb. 1918; adm. May 1932 (R); left Apr. 1935; RAFVR 1941 (PO); d. 1964.
BARRETT-LENNARD, HENRY, brother of Thomas Stirling George Barrett-Lennard (qv); b. 28 May 1818; adm. 10 Oct 1825; KS 1833; left 1837; a bill broker in London; m. 30 Aug 1845 his cousin Elizabeth, dau. of George Barrett-Lennard, Inner Temple, barrister; d. 31 Aug 1899.
Barrett-Lennard, John Archdale, son of John Barrett-Lennard CBE, of Kew, Surrey; b. 6 Sept. 1917; adm. Sept. 1931 (G); left July 1935; RAAF (Sergt), killed in action; d. Aug. 1941.
John Archdale Barrett-Lennard was born at Pinner, Middlesex on the 6th of September 1917 the only son of John Barrett-Lennard CBE, an army officer and a director of Imperial Airways, and Winifred Mary Lennard of 16, Brunswick Gardens, Kensington in London, later of 88, Styvechale Avenue, Coventry in Warwickshire. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s from September 1931 to July 1935 and was a member of the Fencing team in 1935.
He enlisted in the Royal Air Force volunteer Reserve where he trained as an observer and rose to the rank of Sergeant. He was serving with 21 Squadron when he was involved in an accident while taxiing towards the flare path. He later transferred to 9 Squadron.
On the 26th of February 1941 he and his crew were flying just to the south of Cologne in Wellington Mk 1C WS-Z R1341 when the aircraft was hit by anti aircraft fire. On its return to England the aircraft was diverted to RAF East Wrethem where it landed safely with no injuries amongst the crew.
On the night of the 12th/13th of August 1941, Bomber Command dispatched 65 Wellingtons and 13 Hampdens for an operation on Hannover.
John Barrett-Lennard and his crew took off from RAF Honington at 9.20pm on the 12th of August 1941 in Wellington Mk IC R1341 WS-Z for the operation. The aircraft was carrying a bomb load of three 500lb general purpose bombs, three hundred and fifty 4lb incendiaries and two flash bombs. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after takeoff. It was attacked and shot down by Messerschmitt Bf110 D-3 G9+FP flown by Feldwebel Ernst Kalinowski and Unteroffizier Zwickl of 6./NJG 1. The aircraft crashed between Grafel and Anderlingen near Rotenburg to the east of Bremen at 1.56am with the loss of the entire crew. Theirs was one of an eventual four victories for Ernst Kalinowski before he was killed on active service on the 21st of March 1944.
The crew was: -
Sergeant Hugh Forster Barron (Wireless Operator/Front Gunner)
Sergeant George Barry “Don” Smith RCAF 2nd Pilot
Sergeant Ronald Ramsey Passmore RNZAF (Rear Gunner)
Sergeant Eric Lewin (Pilot)
Sergeant John Archdale Barrett-Lennard (Observer)
Flight Sergeant Charles William Albert Wells (Wireless Operator)
Thiers was one of four aircraft which were lost during the operation.
The crew was buried at Rotenburg Cemetery but their bodies were exhumed on the 6th of July 1946 and moved to their present location.
He is buried at Becklingen War Cemetery Plot 12, Row B, Grave 13.