BARWICK, Ian Munro
| Service Number: | 5810 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 32 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Ulan, New South Wales, Australia, 13 March 1915 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lathes Hand employed by Clyde Engineering Co Ltd, Sydney. |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Urai Island, New Britain, Gasmata, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 4 March 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Plot F, Row C, Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ ""AND HOW CAN MAN DIE BETTER THAN FACING FEARFUL ODDS." MACAULEY". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 5810 | |
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| 9 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 5810 | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 32 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Hudson A16-165 took off from 7 Mile Strip in New Guinea on a night-time bombing raid on Gasmata, New Britain with four other aircraft, it did not return along with Hudson A16-101
Aircraft wreckage was discovered on Urai Island, New Britain in 1946 and identified as A16-165
One crew member was taken POW and executed the day of the crash - Flight Lieutenant Kenneth James Erwin 261863
The rest of the crew were killed in the crash:
Pilot Officer, Eric Lyle McLauchlan 405644
Sergeant James Watt Simpson 400570
Sergeant Ian Munro Barwick 5810
(the NAA casualty file for Sergeant Barwick contains a comprehensive report on the search for missing airmen and their fate)
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