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David Jellett Barker

In memory of:

Lieutenant David Jellett Barker

September 27, 1917

Military Service

Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

87th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of David John and Rose Barker, of Picton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 196 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XII. A. 2.

Location:

Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives.
  • Memorial– Juno Beach Memorial Brick purchased in memory of David Jellett Barker

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    Memorial – Juno Beach Memorial Brick purchased in memory of David Jellett Barker
  • Memorial– Photo of his name - Ring of Remembrance, Notre-Dame de Lorette, Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France

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    Memorial – Photo of his name - Ring of Remembrance, Notre-Dame de Lorette, Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France
  • Grave marker– 1918-May 3403367 O-2640 The grave of Lieutenant David Jellett. Barker, 87th Battalion. May, 1918. Lt. Barker was killed instantly by a trench mortar bomb while serving with the 87th Infantry Battalion, on Sep. 27th, 1917. He is now buried at Villers Station Cemetery.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – 1918-May 3403367 O-2640 The grave of Lieutenant David Jellett. Barker, 87th Battalion. May, 1918. Lt. Barker was killed instantly by a trench mortar bomb while serving with the 87th Infantry Battalion, on Sep. 27th, 1917. He is now buried at Villers Station Cemetery.
  • Memorial– Wm. Notman & Son Ltd. Eugene Bourgouin war memorial tablet, bas relief, Montreal, QC, 1923 1923 VIEW-20628 McCord Museum

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    Memorial – Wm. Notman & Son Ltd. Eugene Bourgouin war memorial tablet, bas relief, Montreal, QC, 1923 1923 VIEW-20628 McCord Museum
  • Newspaper Clipping

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    Newspaper Clipping
  • Record of Service– Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.

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    Record of Service
    Record of Service – Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.
  • Bank of Montreal Memorial– Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.

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    Bank of Montreal Memorial – Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.
  • Biography– From Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.

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    Biography – From Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.
  • Photo of David Jellett Barker– From Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.

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    Photo of David Jellett Barker – From Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England
  • Stained Glass Window– Stained glass window, "The Crusader" in memory of Lieutenant David Jellett Barker, commissioned by his parents, David and Rose Barker, in the Anglican Church of St. Mary Magdelene, Picton, Ontario.

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    Stained Glass Window – Stained glass window, "The Crusader" in memory of Lieutenant David Jellett Barker, commissioned by his parents, David and Rose Barker, in the Anglican Church of St. Mary Magdelene, Picton, Ontario.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Stained Glass window "The Crusader" donated by the parents of David Jellett Barker, at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Stained Glass window "The Crusader" donated by the parents of David Jellett Barker, at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton, Ontario.
  • Grave Marker– Grave of David Jellett Barker

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave of David Jellett Barker

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