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Robin Edgell BARNARD (1913 - 1942)
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Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Robin Edgell BARNARD (1913 - 1942) Wilfred (Tim) Bourne BARNARD (1870 - 1940) George BARNARD (1831 - 1894) George William BARNARD (1791 - 1864)
Anne GREENSILL (1809 - 1879)
Maria Trafalgar BOURNE (1839 - 1874) Thomas BOURNE (1798 - 1852)
Anne ASHMALL (1808 - )
Ellen Mabel Mamie EDGELL (1872 - 1944)











b. 25 Jan 1913 at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
d. 09 Sep 1942 at Calcutta, India aged 29
Cause of Death:
Flying battle
Parents:
Wilfred (Tim) Bourne BARNARD (1870 - 1940)
Ellen Mabel Mamie EDGELL (1872 - 1944)
Siblings (3):
Wilfred Edgell BARNARD (1907 - 1994)
Bayard Edgell BARNARD (1909 - 1980)
Margaret Gordon BARNARD (1915 - 1995)
Events in Robin Edgell BARNARD (1913 - 1942)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
25 Jan 1913 Robin Edgell BARNARD was born Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 1913/C011385
17 Apr 1940 27 Death of father Wilfred (Tim) Bourne BARNARD (aged 69) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1940/B04760
13 Sep 1940 27 Enlisted RAAF Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
09 Sep 1942 29 Robin Edgell BARNARD died Calcutta, India 1946/004260
Personal Notes:
Robin Edgell Barnard

Rank Flight Sergeant [Flt Sgt]
Service Number 404464
Unit 113 Sqn RAF
Service RAAF
Conflict 1939-1945
Date of Death 9 September 1942
Place of Death Indian area
Cause of Death Flying Battle
Source AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force

Service Record
Name BARNARD, ROBIN EDGELL
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number 404464
Date of Birth 24 Jan 1913
Place of Birth ROCKHAMPTON, QLD
Date of Enlistment 13 Sep 1940
Locality on Enlistment Unknown
Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD
Next of Kin STEPHENS, M
Date of Death 9 Sep 1942
Rank Flight Sergeant
Posting on Death 113 Squadron
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No
Roll of Honour ROMA QLD

09/09/1942 V6507 Mk? Shot down in raid with 60 squadron on Akyab, F/Lt O. (Yoppy) Loane, Sgt Tom Barnard, Sgt T. Bell all Australians were KIA. (http://113squadron.com/id21.htm)

F/Sgt Robin Edgll Barnard, 404464 RAAF, KIA 09/09/1942. Nickname Barnsey (no surprise there) Commemorated on panel118 AWM

09/09/1942 F/Lt (Yoppie) Loane piloting Blenheim V6507 Mk? was shot down in a raid with 60 squadron on Akyab, F/Lt Owen Loane and crew Sgt Robin Barnard and Sgt Thomas Bell were KIA.

According to J Chapman, this was one of the original 18 crews that left the Middle East for Burma.

Sgt John Reid referred to F/Sgt Barnard as Alan.
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  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
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