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Location
In Northwood Cemetery, Cowes, Isle of Wight Description Additional Memorial stone on parents' grave. |
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Headstone
Flt Lt Barry Wadham Photo courtesy of Barry Groves |
Inscription
In Proud And Loving Memory of F/LT BARRY S H WADHAM D.F.C. ROYAL AIR FORCE KILLED IN ACTION OVER HAMBURG APRIL 5TH 1945 AGED 21 YEARS Further Information
Information and memorial photograph from John Bloodworth Barry Groves writes : Barry Simpson Herridge Wadham DFC - born in Cowes in 1923, educated at Crewkern School, Somerset. Enlisted October 1941 and trained in Canada as Lancaster bomber pilot. Commissioned in July 1944 Number 179945. Joined 7th Squadron as Flight Lieutenant. Shot down over Germany on 5th April 1945 aged 21. Buried in Becklingen War Cemetery. I was named after him when I was born in 1946 as both my mother and father worked for the Wadham family and they had all been very kind to them. My father worked for Sim Wadham and AE & SC Wadham Estate Agents and my mother worked for Mr Wadham who lived at 155 Park Road as a relief housekeeper when Miss Batt had to have time off. Barry Groves has written the definitive history of Isle of Wight Scouting - see his book A History of Scouting on the Isle of Wight 1907 - 2007 |
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