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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.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp
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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)
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Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
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)
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Rfn. Robt MacM. Barclay commemorated on the headstone with his parents and sister in New Mills Cemetery, New Brunswick.
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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.
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Robert Barclay's mother Isabella passed away long before the beginning of WWII.
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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.
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Robert McMillan Barclay name on the Memorial to the Royal Rifles of Canada. Taken at the Dedication Ceremony on August 15, 2009 in Ottawa.
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Robert McMillan Barclay grave Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery Hong Kong
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Robert Mcmillan Barclay stands with brother William and father Alexander (seated)
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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.
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Robert Mcmillan Barclay's original wooden cross Grave Marker Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery, Hong Kong
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Family of Robert Mcmillan Barclay - Janet Emerson (sister), William Barclay (brother), Margaret MacLean (sister) with Alexander Barclay (father seated)
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Rev. Robert A B MacLean visits the grave of his Uncle Robert Mcmillan Barclay in Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery 22 November 1983.
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Alexander Barclay (father), Margaret MacLean (sister), Robert Mcmillan Barclay, and Janet Emerson (sister)
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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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Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
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)
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Rifleman Robert Mcmillan Barclay
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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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)
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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)
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Rfn. Robt MacM. Barclay commemorated on the headstone with his parents and sister in New Mills Cemetery, New Brunswick.
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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.
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Robert Barclay's mother Isabella passed away long before the beginning of WWII.
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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.
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Robert McMillan Barclay name on the Memorial to the Royal Rifles of Canada. Taken at the Dedication Ceremony on August 15, 2009 in Ottawa.
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Robert McMillan Barclay grave Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery Hong Kong
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Robert Mcmillan Barclay stands with brother William and father Alexander (seated)
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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.
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Robert Mcmillan Barclay's original wooden cross Grave Marker Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery, Hong Kong
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Family of Robert Mcmillan Barclay - Janet Emerson (sister), William Barclay (brother), Margaret MacLean (sister) with Alexander Barclay (father seated)
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Rev. Robert A B MacLean visits the grave of his Uncle Robert Mcmillan Barclay in Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery 22 November 1983.
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Alexander Barclay (father), Margaret MacLean (sister), Robert Mcmillan Barclay, and Janet Emerson (sister)
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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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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)
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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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Page 56 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY Victoria, Hong Kong
SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY is in the north-east of the island of Hong Kong, in the Chai Wan area, about 11 kilometres from the centre of Victoria, the capital of Hong Kong.
At the entrance to the cemetery on Cape Collinson Road stands the memorial to those who died in Hong Kong and have no known grave. From it, the cemetery slopes down towards the sea and originally, the view towards the main land was magnificent.
The easiest way to reach the cemetery is by the mass transit railway (MTR) Hong Kong line to Chai Wan Terminus.
From the Terminus one can either walk up to the cemetery following Chai Wan Road to the roundabout, turning west into Wan Tsui Road, then south east up Lin Shing Road which leads to Cape Collinson Road. The CWGC road direction sign is fixed to a wall facing down Lin Shing Road.
The Cape Collinson area has many cemeteries. Walking up this narrow one way traffic road, one will pass the Catholic Cemetery situated on the hillside to the left of the road, and the Hong Kong Military Cemetery on the right. SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY is about half way up Cape Collinson Road and faces the Muslim and Buddhist cemeteries.
One can also get a taxi from Chai Wan Terminus and follow the same route. Alternatively one can board a public light bus, Route No. 16M, which runs from Chai Wan MTR Terminus to Stanley where the CWGC has another cemetery, the Stanley Military Cemetery. En route to Stanley the minibus will pass Sai Wan War Cemetery, stopping only on request.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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