In Memory Of
BARRETT, JOHN LOUIS
Service Details
Age:
34
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
16033V
Rank:
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment:
Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1945-07-11
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, Douglas C-47 Dakota #6812, 28 (passengers: 24 crew: 4) crashed shortly after take off into Lake Victoria
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Grave 278.
Cemetery:
KISUMU CEMETERY
Country:
Kenya
Additional Information
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
LG Sup 29 November 1945 pg. 5837 - "For gallant and distinguished service in the field"
Son of George Edmund Barrett and Huldah Priscilla Barrett, of Cape Town, South Africa; husband of Iris Mabel Barrett, of Cape Town.
