Pilot Officer

Brian Kenneth Barstow

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Nelson C and Nina A Barstow, of Ngongotaha.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1999)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

On a formation navigation exercise from Westport to Harewood, he slipped out of formation in cloud, following an instruction to return to Westport due to weather conditions. Despite extensive searches, he was not found. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 2, Page 293]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2189
Name:
Brian Kenneth Barstow
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in an aircraft accident
Date of Death:
11 November 1944
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Brian Kenneth Barstow
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