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Military service
Service number:
E/30417
Age:
24
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
August 28, 1918
Jacquet River, New Brunswick
Enlistment:
September 1, 1940
Matapédia, Québec
Death:
October 30, 1942
Sham Shui Po Camp, Hong Kong
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. A. 9.
Additional information
Son of Alexander Barclay and Isabella McMillan, of Durham Centre, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick. Brother of William, Mary Isabel, Mrs. Wallace Emerson, and Mrs. W.J. McLean.
He served in Québec, in Newfoundland with Force W, in Hong Kong with Force C, and as prisoner of war. He had 790 days of service, including 368 overseas.
Additional citations
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp
Digital gallery of Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
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Remembrance Sunday Bulletin
Rev. RAB MacLean's 1988 Remembrance Sunday Bulletin for St. John's Dalhousie and St. Andrew's New Mills, New Brunswick commemorating Rfn Robert MacMillan Barclay and all those who served during War from congregations. (Front Cover) -
Roll of Honour
Rev. RAB MacLean's 1988 Remembrance Sunday Bulletin for St. John's Dalhousie and St. Andrew's New Mills, New Brunswick commemorating Rfn Robert MacMillan Barclay and all those who served during War from congregations. (Order of Service Pg 1) -
Memorial
Rfn. Robt MacM. Barclay commemorated on the headstone with his parents and sister in New Mills Cemetery, New Brunswick. -
Commemorative Sticker
Hong Kong Veterans' Commemorative Association 2009 sticker. Rev. Robert A B MacLean joined the Association in 2007 in remembrance of his Uncle Rfn. Robert MacMillan Barclay. -
Photo of Isabella Barclay
Robert Barclay's mother Isabella passed away long before the beginning of WWII. -
Inscription
First view of Robert McMillan Barclay's name on the Memorial to the Royal Rifles of Canada, at the Dedication Ceremony on August 15, 2009 in Ottawa. -
Inscription
Robert McMillan Barclay name on the Memorial to the Royal Rifles of Canada. Taken at the Dedication Ceremony on August 15, 2009 in Ottawa. -
Grave Marker
Robert McMillan Barclay grave Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery Hong Kong -
Group photo
Robert Mcmillan Barclay stands with brother William and father Alexander (seated) -
Photo of Robert Barclay
Official portrait in its original frame for next of kin of Rifleman R M Barclay before he shipped out to Hong Kong in the Fall of 1941. -
Grave Marker
Robert Mcmillan Barclay's original wooden cross Grave Marker Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery, Hong Kong -
Family photo
Family of Robert Mcmillan Barclay - Janet Emerson (sister), William Barclay (brother), Margaret MacLean (sister) with Alexander Barclay (father seated) -
Grave Marker
Rev. Robert A B MacLean visits the grave of his Uncle Robert Mcmillan Barclay in Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery 22 November 1983. -
Group photo
Alexander Barclay (father), Margaret MacLean (sister), Robert Mcmillan Barclay, and Janet Emerson (sister) -
Remembrance Sunday Bulletin
Rev. RAB MacLean's 1988 Remembrance Sunday Bulletin for St. John's Dalhousie and St. Andrew's New Mills, New Brunswick commemorating Rfn Robert MacMillan Barclay and all those who served during War from congregations. (Order of Service Pg 2) -
Remembrance Sunday Bulletin
Rev. RAB MacLean's 1988 Remembrance Sunday Bulletin for St. John's Dalhousie and St. Andrew's New Mills, New Brunswick commemorating Rfn Robert MacMillan Barclay and all those who served during War from congregations. (Order of Service - Pg 1) -
Remembrance Sunday Bulletin
Rev. RAB MacLean's 1988 Remembrance Sunday Bulletin for St. John's Dalhousie and St. Andrew's New Mills, New Brunswick commemorating Rfn Robert MacMillan Barclay and all those who served during War from congregations. (Order of Service - Pg 2) -
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1941 June Parade in St. John's Nfld. for King's Birthday with Sgt. Gander running in the field. -
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Digital gallery of
Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 56 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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