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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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Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
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.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
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.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
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.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Image of Barber from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1942.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Barber listed as member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, Alpha Beta chapter. From Torontonensis 1942
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Photo showing Barber with fraternity brothers. From Torontonensis 1942
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer 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
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer 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
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer 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
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer 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
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer 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
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer 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
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Flying Officer Robert John Barber is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Flying Officer Robert John Barber is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert John Barber
From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Image of Barber from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1942.
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Barber listed as member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, Alpha Beta chapter. From Torontonensis 1942
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Photo showing Barber with fraternity brothers. From Torontonensis 1942
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Robert John Barber is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Robert John Barber is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 242 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France
The town of Abbeville is on the main road from Paris to Boulogne, about 80 kilometres south of Boulogne. On reaching Abbeville from Boulogne on the N1 at the roundabout, take the right turn immediately before Boulogne Road direction.
A CWGC direction sign is on site. Enter the ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY by the left hand side main gate and follow CWGC signs within the Cemetery.
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