Military service
Service number:
B/36697
Age:
29
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
April 9, 1913
Charlotteville, Ontario
Enlistment:
September 7, 1939
Hamilton, Ontario
Death:
August 19, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
K. 30.
Additional information
Son of Aquilla and Florence Barber; and stepson of Lena M. Barber of Simcoe, Ontario.
Brother of Corporal Wesley David Barber, who died on the same day while serving in the same unit.
Digital gallery of Private Arthur Oliver Barber
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Photo of ARTHUR OLIVER BARBER
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping
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Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens) -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace… photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of ARTHUR OLIVER BARBER
Stone of Remembrance - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of ARTHUR OLIVER BARBER
Entrance - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of ARTHUR OLIVER BARBER
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of ARTHUR OLIVER BARBER
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Oliver Barber
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Oliver Barber
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Oliver Barber
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Oliver Barber
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Oliver Barber
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Oliver Barber
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Oliver Barber
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Oliver Barber
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Oliver Barber
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 56 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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