Ernest William BARRETT

BARRETT, Ernest William. Captain, Flight Commander, 29th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps killed in action in the air above Ypres salient on the 29th May 1916 aged 26. He was the son of James Hunter and Eleanor Jane and brother of Ernest William who also fell. In 1901 he was living with his parents and siblings at 23, Church Road, Holywood, County Down. In 1911 his parents were now living at 44, Queen\'s Parade, Bangor County Down. The CWGC have his parents address as "Leysfield," Regent\'s Park Road, Church End, Finchley, London. His brother, Knox Gordon also fell. Wills and Admin, Ancestry.co.uk., have his home address as Seaview, Farnham Road, Bangor, County Down, Ireland and he was a Captain in the Royal Flying Corps and was killed in Belgium 29th May 1916. Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Certificates 1910-1950 have the following. He was born on the 16th February 1890 at Holywood, County Down. He was by profession and assistant manager of a rubber estate. His certificate was taken on a Maurice Farman Biplane at the Military School, Brooklands on the 7th August 1915. He is commemorated on a family memorial in Bangor Abbey St Comgall Churchyard, County Down, Northern Ireland and he is at rest in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium