BARRETT, Lindon Frederick Beves
| Service Number: | 422922 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 5 May 1922 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 16 January 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery Plot 14, Row H, Grave 14, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Manly War Memorial NSW |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 422922 | |
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| 15 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 422922 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Lindon Frederick Beves BARRETT was born in Manly, NSW on 5th May, 1922
His parents were Frederick William BARRETT & Vera Elaine BEVES who married in Sydney in 1912
He enlisted in Sydney with the RAAF on 15th June, 1942 - last rank was a Flying Officer with the 466 Squadron
Lindon died in a Flying Battle in Germany on 16th January, 1945 and is buried in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
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His brother Alwyn Walter Beves BARRETT (SN 421233) also served during WW2 in the RAAF and died on 6th December, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay, Altantic Ocean - his last unit was the 172 Squadron
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