George Charles BARBER

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Service Number:	422100
Enlisted:	25 April 1942
Last Rank:	Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Wingate, England, 23 November 1911
Home Town:	Punchbowl, Canterbury, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Furnace Man
Died:	Flying Battle, Chapelle-Vallon France, 4 May 1944, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Lakemba St Andrew's Anglican Church Memorial Windows

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Sergeant, 422100
25 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
25 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 422100
19 Sep 1942:	Embarked
14 Feb 1944:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 422100, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)

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Embarked from Sydney for Canada and England

Plane was Lancaster ND 630, 460 Squadron. Aircraft came down 13 kilometeres north of Troyes. Operational target was Mailley Le Camp, France

Husband of Beatrice Josephine Barber of 109 Rosemont Street, Punchbowl, New South Wales and father of Barry Charles Barber

Son of George and Jane Barber; husband of Beatrice Josephine Barber, of Punchbowl, New South Wales, Australia.

Medals: 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal