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Military service
Service number:
J/86342
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
44 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death:
May 20, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Plot 6. Row E. Grave 4.
Additional information
Son of Elvin Arthur Barber, and of Teresa Margaret Barber (nee Stiner), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. B.A. (University of Toronto).
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Robert John Barber
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Memorial Book
University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 3 reads: P/O Robert John BARBER RCAF, 44 Sqn RAF. University College, BA 1942. Killed in an air operation over France, 19 May 1944. Buried in the Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville, France. -
Soldiers' Tower Memorial
The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were placed in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations. -
Memorial Arch
The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “P/O R. J. BARBER R.C.A.F.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Memorial Room
Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Photo of Robert John Barber
Image of Barber from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1942. -
Fraternity List
Barber listed as member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, Alpha Beta chapter. From Torontonensis 1942 -
Fraternity Photo
Photo showing Barber with fraternity brothers. From Torontonensis 1942 -
Photo of ROBERT JOHN BARBER
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo description
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of ROBERT JOHN BARBER
In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Badge
In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Book of Remembrance
In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Book of Remembrance
In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Robert John Barber is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Robert John Barber is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 242 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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