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Military service
Service number:
K/69649
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
Death:
April 11, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. D. 16.
Additional information
Son of John Henry and Rose Louise Barker, of Edmonton, Alberta.
Digital gallery of Private George William Barker
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A Hero Who Will Not Be Forgotten
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A Hero Who Will Not Be Forgotten (Page 2)
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A Hero Who Will Not Be Forgotten (Page 3)
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Photo of Jeffery Whalen
Jeff Whelan, Youth Delegate from St. Albert, Alberta (AB), gives a commemorative presentation on the life of George William Barker of Edmonton, AB, on May 5, 2005, in front of his grave at Holten Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. -
Photo 2 of Jeffery Whalen
Youth Delegates listen intently to Jeff Whelan¿s commemorative presentation on George William Barker. -
Photo 3 of Jeffery Whalen
Jeff Whelan kneels to touch the headstone of George William Barker at Holten Canadian War Cemetery, the Netherlands. -
Entrance
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Cemetery
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Grave Marker
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Grave Marker
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Newspaper clipping
From the Edmonton Bulletin April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private George William Barker
Digital gallery of
Private George William Barker
Digital gallery of
Private George William Barker
Digital gallery of
Private George William Barker
Digital gallery of
Private George William Barker
Digital gallery of
Private George William Barker
Digital gallery of
Private George William Barker
Digital gallery of
Private George William Barker
Digital gallery of
Private George William Barker
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 493 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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