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Military service
Service number:
678098
Age:
22
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
March 26, 1896
Lancanshire, United Kingdom
Enlistment:
January 12, 1916
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
September 27, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. B. 9.
Additional information
Son of Arthur Barker and Elizabeth Dearden. Brother of William and Albert Barker.
Digital gallery of Private James Arthur Barker
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Photo of Arthur Barker and Elizabeth Dearden
Parents of James Arthur Barker are Arthur Barker and Elizabeth Dearden. He also had two brothers that returned from the War, William Barker and Albert Barker. Their sister was married to Richard Gray who was also a returned soldier, gassed twice. -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bark to Bazinet. Mircoform Sequence 6; Volume Number 31829_B016716. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 150. Page 31 of 1058. -
Photo of JAMES ARTHUR BARKER
Taken in Holland March 1918. Sent to his sister Marianne Gray in Swansea, York South, York County, Ontario -
Badge
Cap Badge 169th Bn CEF. Private Barker was originally a member of the 169th Bn before he was transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Grave Marker
Photo by BGen(ret'd) G. Young. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
"The Canal du Nord memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Marquion, was unveiled and dedicated on 24 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, during the Canadian assault on the Canal du Nord on 27 September 1918 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits alongside the existing Canal du Nord, inside the town of Marquion, which the Battalion captured during the battle." Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath -
Photo of JAMES ARTHUR BARKER
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private James Arthur Barker
Digital gallery of
Private James Arthur Barker
Digital gallery of
Private James Arthur Barker
Digital gallery of
Private James Arthur Barker
Digital gallery of
Private James Arthur Barker
Digital gallery of
Private James Arthur Barker
Digital gallery of
Private James Arthur Barker
Digital gallery of
Private James Arthur Barker
Digital gallery of
Private James Arthur Barker
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 363 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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