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Sergeant

Thomas Barnett

Service number 1575833
Military unit 207 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address 2 Windsor Road, Mansfield
Date of birth
Date of death 31 Aug 1943 (20 years old)
Place of birth Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies Unknown
Family history

Son of Michael and Mary Barnett, of 2 Windsor Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Michael and Mary were originally from Ireland and settled in Mansfield around 1917, as Henry was born in Dublin in 1916 and Eileen was born in Mansfield in 1918. Michael worked in the hosiery trade.
Siblings: Alexander (1910), William (1911), Margaret (1914), Henry (1916) all born in Ireland.
Eileen (1918-26), James (1920), Josephine (1925-26), Daniel (1926) and Robert (1928) all born in Mansfield.

Military history

IBCC: Avro Lancaster, serial number W4120.
Took off from Langar Nottinghamshire. Shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Maarheeze whilst on an operation over Monchengladblach.

Extra information

Mary was born in 1886 and died in 1986 aged 100.

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