Basic Details
Surname
Barwell
Forenames
F L
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Frederick Lycester
Served or died
Died
Notes
The College website adds: 'He would have come up in 1914 from Malvern. Obtained his pilot’s license on 9.4.1917 and was killed in a Nieuport near Beaumont “after a gallant fight of half an hour’s duration with a number of enemy aeroplanes [but prob. not by v. Richtoven as is sometimes claimed], which he attacked single-handed. He was buried by the enemy with military honours” [NZ Colonist] Only son [?]'
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
RFC
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Beaumont
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Beaumont, Pas de Calais
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Day of death
24
Age at death
22
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action