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Name: J D W BARR
Rank: Midshipman (A)
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 803 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Merlin, Donibristle
Date of death: 1940-01-11
Aircraft: Skua L 2946
Place of death: Orkneys
Circumstances: D.O.W.
Buried/commemorated: NEW ROMNEY CEMETERY - Kent
Commemoration details: Grave 1016
Rank: Midshipman (A)
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 803 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Merlin, Donibristle
Date of death: 1940-01-11
Aircraft: Skua L 2946
Place of death: Orkneys
Circumstances: D.O.W.
Buried/commemorated: NEW ROMNEY CEMETERY - Kent
Commemoration details: Grave 1016
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